-gani uchun
Because: -gani Uchun
-gan + possessive ending + uchun = because: kasal boʻlgani uchun (because he was ill), kech qolganim uchun (because I was late).
How It Works
Here the verb becomes a noun meaning his doing or my doing, and uchun turns it into a reason: literally for my being late, for his being ill.
1. Building the form
Stem + -gan + possessive ending + uchun:
- kelganim uchun (because I came)
- kelganing uchun (because you came, familiar)
- kelgani uchun (because he or she came)
- kelganimiz uchun (because we came)
- kelganingiz uchun (because you came, polite)
- kelganlari uchun (because they came)
After k and q the ending is written -kan and -qan: kechikkanim uchun (because I was late).
2. Negative
Put -ma- before -gan: Pulim yetmagani uchun (because I didn’t have enough money).
3. Noun sentences
With a noun or adjective, use boʻlgan: Bugun bayram boʻlgani uchun (because today is a holiday).
4. An ongoing reason
For something happening at that moment, use -(a)yotgan in the same frame: Yomgʻir yogʻayotgani uchun uyda qoldik (We stayed home because it was raining).
5. Thanks and apologies
The same frame gives the reason for thanks or an apology: Yordam berganingiz uchun rahmat (Thank you for helping), Kech qolganim uchun kechirasiz (Sorry for being late).
6. Compared with chunki
chunki starts a separate clause after the result: Kelmadi, chunki kasal edi. -gani uchun packs the reason into one sentence before the result. In formal writing you will also see -ganligi + uchun with the same meaning.
Examples (6)
- Kasal boʻlgani uchun darsga kelmadi.
He didn’t come to class because he was ill.
Word by Word: Ill his-being for class-to he-didn’t-come.
- Kech qolganim uchun kechirasiz.
Sorry for being late.
Word by Word: Late my-staying for excuse-me.
- Yomgʻir yogʻayotgani uchun uyda qoldik.
We stayed home because it was raining.
Word by Word: Rain its-falling for home-at we-stayed.
An ongoing reason uses -(a)yotgan before the possessive ending.
- Bugun bayram boʻlgani uchun doʻkonlar yopiq.
The shops are closed because today is a holiday.
Word by Word: Today holiday its-being for shops closed.
- Pulim yetmagani uchun telefonni olmadim.
I didn’t buy the phone because I didn’t have enough money.
Word by Word: Money-my its-not-sufficing for phone-(obj.) I-didn’t-buy.
- Yordam berganingiz uchun rahmat.
Thank you for helping.
Word by Word: Help your-giving for thanks.
Common Mistakes
Putting uchun after a finite past verb.
Kasal boʻldi uchun kelmadi.Kasal boʻlgani uchun kelmadi.Uchun follows nouns. The verb must first become the -gan form with a possessive ending.
Using the ending of the wrong person (intended meaning: Sorry that I was late).
Kech qolganingiz uchun kechirasiz.Kech qolganim uchun kechirasiz.Kech qolganingiz means that you were late. The ending on -gan names who was late, and here that is I: qolganim.
Using -gani uchun when you mean a purpose (to learn Uzbek).
Oʻzbek tilini oʻrganganim uchun kitob oldim.Oʻzbek tilini oʻrganish uchun kitob oldim.The -ganim uchun sentence means I bought a book because I learned Uzbek. A purpose (in order to) needs -ish uchun.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Because and Participles as Nouns.
Related Patterns
- -ish uchunIn Order to: -ish Uchun
Uses uchun after a verb noun for purpose rather than reason.
Level 3 - -gan (sifatdosh)The Past Participle -gan
The participle that takes the possessive ending in this construction.
Level 3 - -ganidanFrom, Glad That: -ganidan
Uses the same -gan + possessive base with -dan for the cause of a feeling.
Level 3 - sababli / tufayliBecause of, Thanks to
Postpositions for because of, used after nouns and in more formal style.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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