Language/Northern-uzbek/Grammar/Verbal-nouns

Verbal nouns are formed from the verb by adding suffix to the stem:

Construction with suffixes –ish or –sh

It is formed with the infinitive of the verb suffixed by the personal type of personal suffixes, followed by the nominal predicate. This form is often used with words like: kerak, mumkin and uchun and expresses necessity, possibility and permission.

Examples

• Chekish mumkin emas. No smoking.
• Manzura uchrashishni xohlamadi.
• Manzura did not want to meet.
• Darsga tayyorlanishim kerak. I need to study for (my) class.
• Men yordam berishim mumkin. I can help.

–ib suffix

It is used to express an action which preceded another action. For example: O’z ishimni tamom qilib, ko’chaga chiqdim. Or it is used to form two actions happening at the same time. For example: Dilbar do’kondan pishloq sotib oldi. Dilbar bought cheese from the store. The construction Verb-ib is the past gerund followed by the auxiliary verb expresses persistence of an activity and strengthens the construction's progressive meaning. The action is taking place uninterruptedly at present or past time.

Examples

• Otam Andijondan guruch olib keldilar. My father brought rice from Andijan.
• Nega (nimaga) menga kulib qarayapsan? Why are you (looking and) laughing at me?

Source

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

Other Lessons

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• Orthographic rules
• Imperative of verbs
• Plural
• Postpositions
• Expressing a desire fo an action
• Adjectives formed with suffix – li
• Past Tense
• Forming sentences with negation