Language/Northern-uzbek/Grammar/Adjectives-formed-with-suffix-–-li

Adjectives with that are formed with suffix – li.

In Uzbek in order to form a descriptive adjective one can add suffix “-li” to the noun.

For example:

• yomg’ir (rain)
• yomg’irli (rainy).

Often, verbs like yog’moq and esmoq are used with nouns to describe the weather patterns. For example:

• yomg’ir – rain, yog’moq – to fall
• yomg’ir yog’yapti – it’s raining

or

• shamol – wind, esmoq – to blow
• shamol esadi – it’s windy

For example:

• O’zbekistonda odatda qachon qor yog’adi (snows)? – Dekabrda Qaysi oylarda yomg’ir ko’p yog’adi? – Martda va aprelda.

The verb bo’lmoq is used to describe weather patterns that are habitual, usual. For example: O’zbekistonda qish sovuq bo’ladi, yomg’ir bilan qor yog’adi. – Winter season in Uzbekistan is cold, rainy and snowy.

Source

https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/uzbek.original.pdf

Related Lessons

• Past Perfect Tense
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• Adjectives
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• Accusative case
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