haqida

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Noun + haqida = about: Oʻzbekiston haqida kitob (a book about Uzbekistan), Nima haqida oʻylayapsiz? (What are you thinking about?)

How It Works

1. After the topic
Haqida comes after the thing you talk, think, read or hear about. The noun takes no ending: kino haqida (about the film), Samarqand haqida (about Samarkand).

2. With personal pronouns
The possessive inside haqida changes to match the person:

  • men haqimda (about me), sen haqingda (about you, familiar)
  • biz haqimizda (about us), siz haqingizda (about you, polite)
  • u haqida (about him or her), ular haqida (about them)

3. The short form haqda
After the pointing words, haqida usually shortens: bu haqda (about this), shu haqda (about that), u haqda (about him, about that).

4. Verbs that go with haqida
gapirmoq (talk), oʻylamoq (think), eshitmoq (hear), bilmoq (know), soʻramoq (ask), yozmoq (write).

5. Before a noun
In speech you can say Oʻzbekiston haqida kitob. In careful writing the form haqidagi is usual before a noun: Oʻzbekiston haqidagi kitob. See The One In: -dagi.

6. Only about a topic
Haqida never means about in the sense of roughly. For numbers, say oʻnga yaqin (nearly ten) instead.

Examples (6)

  1. Oʻzbekiston haqida kitob oʻqiyapman.

    I am reading a book about Uzbekistan.

  2. U haqda gapirdik.

    We talked about him.

    U haqda can also mean about that, when u points to a thing.

  3. Nima haqida oʻylayapsiz?

    What are you thinking about?

    Word by Word: what about you-are-thinking

  4. Bu haqda hech narsa bilmayman.

    I don't know anything about this.

  5. Men haqimda nima dedi?

    What did he say about me?

    Word by Word: I about-my what he-said

    With men, haqida becomes haqimda.

  6. Siz haqingizda koʻp eshitdim.

    I have heard a lot about you.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting haqida before the topic, like English about.

    Haqida Samarqand kitob oʻqidim.
    Samarqand haqida kitob oʻqidim.

    Haqida is a postposition, so the topic comes first: Samarqand haqida.

  • Using haqida to mean roughly with a number.

    Oʻn kishi haqida keldi.
    Oʻnga yaqin odam keldi.

    Haqida only means about a topic. For about as in nearly, use -ga yaqin: oʻnga yaqin (nearly ten).

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