What “mi” does?
Turns a statement into a yes/no question
[Word] + mi + [personal suffix]
(e.g. Yaxshi → Yaxshimisiz?
Sog‘ → Sog‘misiz?
To‘g‘ri → To‘g‘rimisiz?
Uyda → Uydamisiz?)
Yaxshimi vs Yaxshimilar?
Yaxshimi used when asking about one person or a general situation
Yaxshimilar to mark plural or
to show respect when talking to one person
When using possessive pronouns and a noun ends in k what happens?
The k turns into g.
When using possessive pronouns and a noun ends in q what happens?
The q turns into g’.
When using possessive pronouns and a noun ends in k, when does it not turn into g?
When one syllable nouns
For possessive pronouns, what happens with these nouns: o’g’il, shahar, burun, og’iz, singil
The second vowel disappears
E.g. o’g’lim, shahrim, burnim, og’zim, singlim
Where is the verb in word order?
always at the end
For telling the time, what is the suffix you need to add on to the time?
u or yu
(u is for constants, yu for vowels)
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. how do you do it for me?
Men ___man
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. how do you do it for you? (if)
Sen ___san
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not, how do you do it for me?
Men ___ emasman
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. how do you do it for he/she? (if)
U ___ (no endings!)
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not, how do you do it for you? (if)
Sen ___ emassan
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not how do you do it for he/she? (if)
U ___ emas
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not how do you do it for we?
Biz ___miz
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not, how do you do it for we?
Biz ___ emasmiz
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is how do you do it for you? (f)
Siz ___miz
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not, how do you do it for you? (f)
Siz ___ emasmiz
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not how do you do it for they?
Ular ___
When you want to say your profession, mood, nationality, etc. is not, how do you do it for they?
Ular ___ emas
In conversation Uzbek how do you say emas (not)?
Mas
How do you make verbs imperative? (e.g. instead to to understand –> telling someone to understand) (if)
You keep the root and remove the moq ending
e.g. Tushunmoq becomes Tushun! / Bilmoq becomes Bil!
How do you make verbs imperative? (e.g. instead to to understand –> telling someone to understand) (f)
You keep the root, remove the moq ending and add ing
e.g. Berenmoq becomes Bering! / Olmoq becomes Oling!
If you want to say something in future tense how do you do it?
You keep verbs in present tense but add future tense markers (e.g. tomorrow, later next Monday, next week)