Possessive
Possessive suffixes are very close to Turkish possessives. The filler vowel –i is added when a noun ends with a consonant. The difference is there is only ONE variant of each suffix as opposed to Turkish suffixes that have multiple variants.
Uzbek
(Mening) ukam (Mening) qizim (Mening) singlim (Sizning) akangiz (Uning) o’g’li |
Turkish
(Benim) kardeşim (Benim) kızım (Benim) kız kardeşim (Sizin) ağabeyiniz (Onun) oğlu |
English
My brother My daughter My sister Your older brother His/her son |
Full Inflection
Pronouns
(Mening) (Sening) (Sizning) (Uning) (Ularning) (Bizning) (Sizlarning) (Ularning) |
After vowels
-m -ng -ngiz -si -lari -miz -nglar -si |
Example
ukam ukang ukangiz ukasi ukalari ukamiz ukanglar ukasi |
After consonants
-im -ing -ingiz -i -lari -imiz -inglar -lari |
Example
qizim qizing qizingiz qizi qizlari qizimiz qizinglar qizlari |
Phonetic changes: If the word ends with the consonant k or q it becomes g or g’ respectively:
Pronouns
Mening Sening Sizning Uning Ularning Bizning Sizlarning Ularning |
choynak
choynagim choynaging choynagingiz choynagi choynaklari choynagimiz choynaginglar choynaklari |
teapot
my teapot your teapot your teapot his/her teapot his/her teapot our teapot your teapot their teapot |
pichoq
pichog’im pichog’ing pichog’ingiz pichog’i pichoqlari pichog’imiz pichog’inglar pichog’i |
knife
my knife your knife your knife his/her knife his/her knife our knife your knife their knife |
Exclusion: As in Turkish, –i drops in words such as og’il, qorin, singil etc.
Pronouns
Mening Sening Sizning Uning Ularning Bizning Sizlarning Ularning |
o'g'il
o'g'lim o'g'ling o'g'lingiz o'g'li o'g'illari o'g'limiz o'g'linglar o'g'li |
son
my son your son your son his/her son his/her son our son your son their son |
qorin
qornim qorning qorningiz qorni qorinlari qornimiz qorninglar qorni |
stomach
my stomach your stomach your stomach his/her stomach his/her stomach our stomach your stomach their stomach |