sababli / tufayli

Because of, Thanks to

Level 4

Sababli and tufayli mean because of. They come after a noun with no case ending: Yomgʻir sababli (because of the rain). Tufayli also means thanks to: Sizning yordamingiz tufayli (thanks to your help).

How It Works

Both words name a cause. The noun before them stays in the basic case, without -ga or -dan:

  • yomgʻir sababli (because of the rain)
  • kasallik tufayli (because of illness)
  • sen tufayli (because of you)

Sababli is sabab (reason) plus -li, so it is literally with the reason. It is neutral and very common in news and official writing. Shu sababli means for this reason.

Tufayli covers the same ground, and it is the usual word for good causes: yordamingiz tufayli (thanks to your help). It also sits naturally after personal pronouns: sen tufayli, siz tufayli.

A whole event as the cause. Do not put a finished verb before these words. Use -gani, that is -gan with a possessive ending: Poyezd kechikkani sababli uchrashuvga ulgurmadim (Because the train was late, I didn't make it to the meeting). -gani uchun and -ganidan can express the same cause.

Chunki works differently: it joins a full clause that comes after the main one. See chunki.

Examples (6)

  1. Yomgʻir sababli oʻyin keyinga qoldirildi.

    The game was postponed because of the rain.

    Word by Word: Rain because-of game later-to was-left.

  2. Sizning yordamingiz tufayli imtihondan oʻtdim.

    Thanks to your help, I passed the exam.

    Word by Word: Your help-your thanks-to exam-from passed-I.

  3. Kasallik tufayli u darsga kela olmadi.

    Because of illness, he couldn't come to class.

    Word by Word: Illness because-of he lesson-to come could-not.

  4. Sen tufayli kechikdik.

    We were late because of you.

    Word by Word: You because-of were-late-we.

  5. Tirbandlik sababli ishga kechikdim.

    I was late for work because of the traffic jam.

    Word by Word: Traffic-jam because-of work-to was-late-I.

  6. Poyezd kechikkani sababli uchrashuvga ulgurmadim.

    Because the train was late, I didn't make it to the meeting in time.

    Word by Word: Train late-being-its because-of meeting-to made-it-not-I.

    A -gan form with a possessive ending turns a whole event into the cause.

Common Mistakes

  • Adding a case ending to the cause.

    Yomgʻirga sababli oʻyin keyinga qoldirildi.
    Yomgʻir sababli oʻyin keyinga qoldirildi.

    Sababli and tufayli follow a noun in its basic form. Unlike koʻra or qaramay, they do not take -ga.

  • Putting a finished verb before sababli.

    Poyezd kechikdi sababli uchrashuvga ulgurmadim.
    Poyezd kechikkani sababli uchrashuvga ulgurmadim.

    A past-tense verb cannot connect to sababli. Turn the event into a -gan form with a possessive ending: kechikkani.

How It Connects

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sababli / tufayliLevel 4Because of, Thanks to

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Builds on Because: -gani uchun.

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