Meaning of úyag

úyag

Cebuano

1. so that (such-and-such) a thing happen. Uban lang úyab kapalitan kag sapátus, Just come with me so I can buy you some shoes; 2. instead of doing (so-and-so) as one should have, he did something else (and something bad happened). Úyag pa bítawng paiskuyláhun siya, nyà wà giyud magtuun. Dan, wà núuy titulu, He was supposed to go to school, but he didn’t. So, he doesn’t have a degree; 3. (so-and-so) was going to happen (or not going to) but you did something to ruin matters. Úyag natū́g untà tung bátà, ímu pa giyung gipúkaw, The child was doing fine asleep but you had to go and wake him up. Úyag wà tà tu kahibáwu sa ákung sikrítu, ímu núung gibuku, He would not have known about the secret, but you had to go and tell him.