bundan tashqari / qolaversa

Besides That, What Is More

Level 4

Point 1. Bundan tashqari, point 2. = Besides this, ... Qolaversa, point 2. = What is more, ...

How It Works

Use these words to add another point that supports what you just said.

1. Bundan tashqari
It is bu (this) + -dan + tashqari, so it means literally apart from this. Note the n in bundan, as in bunga. You may also hear undan tashqari and shundan tashqari.

  • Bu uy arzon, bundan tashqari, metroga yaqin. This flat is cheap, and besides, it is near the metro.

2. Qolaversa
It comes from qolmoq (to remain) with the conditional -sa, like saying and on top of that. Writers often use it for the last, strongest point.

  • Unga yordam berishimiz kerak. Qolaversa, u bizning doʻstimiz. We should help him. What is more, he is our friend.

3. Punctuation
As parenthetical words, they take a comma after them, and one before them too when they come in the middle of a sentence.

4. Often with ham
The added point often includes ham (also): Bu ish qiziq, qolaversa, maoshi ham yaxshi.

5. The postposition behind it
Inside a sentence, -dan tashqari means besides or except: Mendan tashqari hamma keldi (Everyone came except me). At the start of a new point, Bundan tashqari, means besides this.

Examples (5)

  1. Bu uy arzon, bundan tashqari, metroga yaqin.

    This flat is cheap, and besides, it is near the metro.

    Word by Word: This house cheap, this-from apart, metro-to near.

  2. Unga yordam berishimiz kerak. Qolaversa, u bizning doʻstimiz.

    We should help him. What is more, he is our friend.

    Word by Word: Him-to help giving-our needed. Remaining-if, he our friend-our.

  3. Men ingliz tilini bilaman. Bundan tashqari, biroz nemischa ham gapiraman.

    I know English. Besides that, I also speak a little German.

    Word by Word: I English language-(obj.) know. This-from apart, a-little German also speak.

  4. Bu ish qiziq, qolaversa, maoshi ham yaxshi.

    This job is interesting, and what's more, the pay is good too.

    Word by Word: This work interesting, remaining-if, salary-its also good.

  5. Kech boʻldi. Bundan tashqari, hammamiz charchadik.

    It's late. Besides, we're all tired.

    Word by Word: Late became. This-from apart, all-of-us got-tired.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out the n in bundan.

    Budan tashqari, metroga yaqin.
    Bundan tashqari, metroga yaqin.

    The pronouns bu, u and shu add an n before -ga, -da and -dan: bunga, bunda, bundan. Other endings have no n: buni, buning.

  • Using bundan keyin, which is about time, instead of bundan tashqari.

    Bu uy arzon, bundan keyin, metroga yaqin.
    Bu uy arzon, bundan tashqari, metroga yaqin.

    Bundan keyin means after this or from now on. To add another point, say bundan tashqari.

How It Connects

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bundan tashqari / qolaversaLevel 4Besides That, What Is More

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Builds on Besides and Except.

Words in This Pattern

tashqariqolaversabu