allaqachon

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Allaqachon means already: U allaqachon ketgan (He has already left).

How It Works

Allaqachon tells you that an action is finished and done: already. Dictionaries also give it the meaning long ago, a good while back, which you will often meet in books.

Which verb forms? Because allaqachon talks about something that has happened, it goes with past forms:

  • -gan for a result that still matters now: U allaqachon ketgan (He has already left).
  • -di for a plain past event: Allaqachon tushundim (I already understood).
  • -gan edi for "had already": Biz kelganimizda, poyezd allaqachon ketgan edi (When we arrived, the train had already left).

With helper verbs. It often pairs with -(i)b boʻlmoq, which also stresses that something is finished: Men allaqachon ovqatlanib boʻldim (I have already eaten).

Already vs not yet. Allaqachon is only for things that have happened. For "not yet", use hali with -gani yoʻq: U hali kelgani yoʻq (He hasn't come yet).

Related words. Endi means "now" after a change. The particle -oq stresses "right away": Keliboq ishga kirishdi (He got to work as soon as he arrived).

Examples (6)

  1. U allaqachon ketgan.

    He has already left.

    Word by Word: He already left-has.

    With -gan: the result is true now.

  2. Rahmat, allaqachon tushundim.

    Thanks, I already understood.

    Word by Word: Thanks, already understood-I.

    With the simple past -di.

  3. Men bu kitobni allaqachon oʻqiganman.

    I have already read this book.

    Word by Word: I this book-the already read-have-I.

    Allaqachon usually comes just before the verb.

  4. Biz kelganimizda, poyezd allaqachon ketgan edi.

    When we arrived, the train had already left.

    Word by Word: We arriving-our-at, train already left had.

    With -gan edi: "had already".

  5. Men allaqachon ovqatlanib boʻldim.

    I have already eaten.

    Word by Word: I already eat-ing finished-I.

    -(i)b boʻlmoq also stresses "finished".

  6. Bu voqea allaqachon unutilgan.

    This event was forgotten long ago.

    Word by Word: This event long-ago forgotten.

    Here allaqachon means "long ago".

Common Mistakes

  • Using allaqachon with a negative verb to mean "not yet".

    U allaqachon kelmadi.
    U hali kelgani yoʻq.

    Allaqachon means an action has happened. For "not yet", use hali with -gani yoʻq.

  • Using the present-future tense to say "have already read".

    Men bu kitobni allaqachon oʻqiyman.
    Men bu kitobni allaqachon oʻqiganman.

    Oʻqiyman means "I read" or "I will read". "Already read" needs a past form such as -gan.

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