Language/Northern-uzbek/Grammar/Expressing-a-desire-fo-an-action

Rule

Expressing a desire for an action/ Bajarilishni maqsad qilingan harakat .

It is formed by adding to the verb stem the suffix -MOQCHI, plus the personal suffixes.

It is equivalent to English – want to do, would like to do or intention to do something.

Examples

• Zokir aka, bugun nima qilmoqchisiz? (Zokir-aka, what are you going to do today?)
• Ishdan keyin basseynga bormoqchiman. (I want to go to the pool after work)
• Yakshanba kuni-chi? (What about Sunday)
• Bobomnikiga bormoqchiman. (I am going to grandpa)
• Ularnikida nima qilmoqchisiz? (What do you want to do there)
• Bobomga bog’da yordam bermoqchiman. (I want to help grandpa with the garden)

Negative

The negative is formed using the verb stem plus the suffix -MOQCHI, followed by the negative emas, and the personal suffix.

For example:

• kelmoqchi emasman I don't intend to come
• kelmoqchi emassan You don't intend to come
• kelmoqchi emas He/she/it doesn't intend to come
• kelmoqchi emasmiz We don't intend to come
• kelmoqchi emassiz You don't intend to come
• kelmoqchi emaslar / emas They don't intend to come

Source

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

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