gu

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 2 Basque 2.1 Pronoun 3 Dena'ina 3.1 Adverb 3.2 Determiner 4 Isthmus Zapotec 4.1 Noun 5 Japanese 5.1 Noun 6 Mandarin 6.1 Pinyin syllable 6.1.1 Usage notes 7 Scottish Gaelic 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Particle 7.2.1 Usage notes 7.3 Preposition 7.3.1 Alternative forms 7.3.2 Usage notes 7.3.3 Derived terms 7.4 Conjunction

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

gu

1. Alternative spelling of gue.

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Pronoun

gu

1. we

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[edit] Dena'ina

[edit] Adverb

gu

1. here

[edit] Determiner

gu

1. this

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[edit] Isthmus Zapotec

[edit] Noun

gu

1. sweet potato

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

gu (hiragana ぐ)

1. 具: tool

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

gu

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, gū, gú, gǔ, or gù.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡu/

[edit] Particle

gu

1. Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective
   • Tha mi gu math. I am (doing) well.

[edit] Usage notes

• Before vowels the form gu h- is used.

[edit] Preposition

gu

1. till, until

   Fanaidh mi gu ochd uairean. - I'll wait until eight o'clock.

2. to

   Chuir mi litir gu mo phàrantan. - I sent a letter to my parents.

[edit] Alternative forms

• gus

[edit] Usage notes

• Before the definite article takes the form chun and is followed by the genitive instead of the dative.

  Is toil e a bhith a' dol gu partaidhean. - He likes going to parties.

  A bheil thu tighinn chun a' phartaidh? - Are you coming to the party?

[edit] Derived terms

• gu bhith
• gu dearbh
• gu leòr
• gu leth
• The following prepositional pronouns:

Combining pronoun	Prepositional pronoun	Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
mi	thugam	thugamsa
tu	thugad	thugadsa
e	thuige	thuigesan
i	thuice	thuicese
sinn	thugainn	thugainne
sibh	thugaibh	thugaibhse
iad	thuca	thucasan

[edit] Conjunction

gu

1. that; used with the dependent form of a verb to introduce a subordinate clause. If the clause is negated, gu is replaced with nach.
   • Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil clann aca. - I think that they have children.