ham

Also, Too

Level 1

Men ham boraman means I will go too. ham follows the word it adds, and it is written as a separate word.

How It Works

Right after its word
• Men ham: me too
• Choy ham bor: there is tea as well
• Bugun ham ishlayman: I am working today too

Its place changes the meaning
• Anvar ham oʻzbekcha gapiradi: Anvar speaks Uzbek too (like the others).
• Anvar oʻzbekcha ham gapiradi: Anvar speaks Uzbek too (as well as other languages).

With a negative: either
With a negative verb, ham means either: Men ham bilmayman (I don't know either).

A separate word
ham is written apart from the word before it: men ham, not menham. In fast speech it can sound attached, and informal chat sometimes writes menam, but the standard spelling is men ham.

Other uses
Doubled, ham ... ham means both ... and. Inside -sa ham it means even if.

Examples (6)

  1. Men ham boraman.

    I will go too.

    Word by Word: I too go-I

    ham adds men to the people who are going.

  2. Choy ham bor.

    There is tea as well.

    Word by Word: tea too there-is

    ham follows choy, the thing being added.

  3. Men ham talabaman.

    I am a student too.

    Word by Word: I too student-I

    ham works in noun sentences as well.

  4. Anvar oʻzbekcha ham gapiradi.

    Anvar speaks Uzbek as well.

    Word by Word: Anvar Uzbek-ly too speaks

    ham follows oʻzbekcha, so Uzbek is added to other languages he speaks.

  5. Men ham bilmayman.

    I don't know either.

    Word by Word: I too know-not-I

    With a negative verb, ham means either.

  6. Bugun ham yomgʻir yogʻyapti.

    It is raining today too.

    Word by Word: today too rain falling

    ham follows bugun, adding today to earlier rainy days.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting ham at the end of the sentence, like English "too", when you mean "I will go too".

    Men boraman ham.
    Men ham boraman.

    ham adds the word right before it. To say that you are going too, put it after men. After the verb, ham would stress the action instead, not you.

  • Writing ham attached to the word before it.

    Menham boraman.
    Men ham boraman.

    ham is a separate word in the standard spelling.

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