va
And
non va choy means bread and tea. va is a separate word placed between the things it joins.
How It Works
Joining words
• Anvar va Dilnoza (Anvar and Dilnoza)
• ota va ona (father and mother)
• katta va chiroyli uy (a big and beautiful house)
Lists
Separate the items with commas and put va before the last one: olma, uzum va anor (apples, grapes and pomegranates).
Joining sentences
va can join two actions: Men choy ichaman va gazeta oʻqiyman (I drink tea and read the newspaper). In everyday speech, two actions are more often joined with the -ib form: Choy ichib, gazeta oʻqiyman (I drink tea and then read the newspaper).
And or also?
English and sometimes means too, as in and me! Uzbek uses ham for that, right after the word: Men ham! (Me too!)
Formal and literary cousins
Formal writing also uses hamda, and literary style uses -u / -yu, written with a hyphen: kecha-yu kunduz (night and day).
Examples (5)
- Non va choy bor.
There is bread and tea.
Word by Word: bread and tea there-is
va joins two nouns.
- Anvar va Dilnoza talaba.
Anvar and Dilnoza are students.
Word by Word: Anvar and Dilnoza student
Two names joined by va form one subject.
- Bozorda olma, uzum va anor bor.
There are apples, grapes and pomegranates at the bazaar.
Word by Word: bazaar-at apple grape and pomegranate there-is
Commas between items, va before the last one.
- Bu uy katta va chiroyli.
This house is big and beautiful.
Word by Word: this house big and beautiful
va joins two adjectives.
- Men ertalab choy ichaman va gazeta oʻqiyman.
In the morning I drink tea and read the newspaper.
Word by Word: I morning tea drink-I and newspaper read-I
va joins two actions. Each verb keeps its own person ending.
Common Mistakes
Using va to mean "too" or "also".
Men va boraman.Men ham boraman.va only joins two things. To add "too" to a word, put ham after it.
Using the Turkish word for "and".
non ve choynon va choyThe Uzbek word is va. ve is Turkish.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- hamAlso, Too
ham means also or too, which va does not.
Level 1 - bilanWith
Often joins two nouns in everyday speech: non bilan choy.
Level 1 - yokiOr
Offers a choice (or) where va adds things together (and).
Level 2 - lekin / ammoBut
Joins two ideas that contrast (but).
Level 2 - hamdaAnd (Formal): Hamda
A formal word for "and".
Level 4 - -u / -yuAnd: -u
A literary "and" written with a hyphen: kecha-yu kunduz.
Level 5
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