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Southern Uzbek Grammar - Adjectives

Hi Southern Uzbek learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on adjectives in Southern Uzbek grammar. Adjectives are used to describe or modify a noun. For example, in the sentence "the colorful rug", "colorful" is the adjective modifying "rug".
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Adjectives

In Southern Uzbek, adjectives are quite easy to distinguish since they always come before the noun they modify. For example:

Southern Uzbek	Pronunciation	English
yaxshi kitob	jaxshi kitob	good book	katta uy	katta uj	big house	qizg'in ayol	qizghin ajol	beautiful woman	yomon ovqat	yomon oftat	bad food	baland tog'	baland to‘g‘	high mountain	sovuq qish	sovuq qish	cold winter

Note that adjectives do not change form based on the gender or number of the noun they modify, unlike in some other languages.

Comparative and Superlative Forms

To compare two or more things, we use the comparative form. To form the comparative, we add the suffix "-roq" to the end of the adjective. For example:

Southern Uzbek	Pronunciation	English
yaxshi	jaxshi	good	yaxshiroq	jaxshiroq	better	qizg'in	qizghin	beautiful	qizghiniroq	qizghinirroq	more beautiful	sovuq	sovuq	cold	sovuqroq	sovuqroq	colder

To compare three or more things, we use the superlative form. To form the superlative, we add the suffix "-ta'm" to the end of the adjective. For example:

Southern Uzbek	Pronunciation	English
yaxshi	jaxshi	good	yaxshitam	jaxshitam	the best	qizg'in	qizghin	beautiful	qizghintam	qizghinitam	the most beautiful	sovuq	sovuq	cold	sovuqtam	sovuqtam	the coldest

To use these forms in a sentence, we can use the following structure: "Comparative: noun 1 adjective-roq, noun 2" "Superlative: noun adjective-tam"

Adverbs as Adjectives

In Southern Uzbek, it is common to use adverbs to modify nouns. To do this, we simply use the adverb right before the noun. For example:

Southern Uzbek	Pronunciation	English
tez mashina	tez mashina	fast car (tez = fast, but used as an adjective here)	qulay armaturni iste'mol qilish	qulay armatur’ni iste‘mol qilish	use convenient tool (qulay = convenient, but used as an adjective here)	yaxshi ko‘ngil	jaxshi ko‘ngil	good heart (yaxshi = good, but used as an adjective here)

Note that adverbs do not change form to agree with the noun they modify, unlike adjectives.

Dialogue

Here's a dialogue between two friends, illustrating the use of adjectives:

• Ali: Salom Behzod! So'ngi kitobni qayerda sotib olding?
• Behzod: Salom Ali! Toshkentda sotib oldim. Kitob juda yaxshi edi!
• Ali: Kitob avval sotilgan bo'lganidan keyin bir necha yaxshi sharhlarni eshitganman. Men ham sotib olaman!
• Behzod: Albatta, undan yaxshisi yo'q.
• Ali: Qizg'in sharh aytma, xolda yozilsaydi yaxshi bo'lardimu.
• Behzod: Sizga qanday qilib bilamiz!

Translation:

• Ali: Hi Behzod! Where did you buy the latest book?
• Behzod: Hi Ali! I bought it in Tashkent. The book was very good!
• Ali: After hearing many good reviews about the book, I also want to buy it!
• Behzod: Of course, nothing is better than it!
• Ali: Don't say that the reviews are good, it would be better if they were written in details.
• Behzod: How should we know that!

We hope that through our lesson, you have learned more about adjectives in Southern Uzbek and how to use them in sentences. Remember to practice with native speakers on Polyglot Club to improve your language skills!

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• Plurals
• Negation
• Gender
• Questions
• Conditional Mood
• Pronouns
• How to Use Be
• Give your Opinion
• Future Tense

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