-inglar
Commands to a Group
To speak to several people at once, add -inglar to the verb stem: Kelinglar! (Come, everyone!).
How It Works
This ending is the polite command -(i)ng plus the plural -lar. It speaks to a group, the people you would call sizlar:
- After a consonant: -inglar. kel- → kelinglar (come), och- → ochinglar (open), boʻl- → boʻlinglar (be).
- After a vowel: -nglar. oʻqi- → oʻqinglar (read), ishla- → ishlanglar (work).
When to use it. It is the everyday way to talk to a group of friends, children, classmates or students. Teachers use it in class: Kitoblarni ochinglar (Open your books). When speaking to a group of guests or older people, the polite -ing form, like Marhamat, oʻtiring, is also common and always safe.
One person or many. For one friend, use the bare stem, Kel!; see familiar commands. For one person you call siz, use Keling. For a group, use Kelinglar.
Saying don't. Put -ma- right after the stem, and the ending becomes -nglar: qilmanglar (don't do it, all of you). See -ma / -mang (buyruq inkori).
To include yourself in the group, as in let's, use -(a)ylik instead.
Examples (5)
- Bolalar, bu yoqqa kelinglar!
Kids, come over here!
Word by Word: Children, this side-to come-PL!
- Kitoblarni ochinglar.
Open your books, everyone.
Word by Word: Books-ACC open-PL.
- Matnni oʻqinglar.
Read the text, all of you.
Word by Word: Text-ACC read-PL.
oʻqi- ends in a vowel, so the ending is -nglar.
- Ehtiyot boʻlinglar!
Be careful, everyone!
Word by Word: Careful be-PL!
- Shovqin qilmanglar.
Don't make noise, all of you.
Word by Word: Noise do-NOT-PL.
-ma- comes right after the stem, then -nglar.
Common Mistakes
Adding -inglar after a vowel.
Matnni oʻqiinglar.Matnni oʻqinglar.After a vowel only -nglar is added: oʻqi- → oʻqinglar, ishla- → ishlanglar.
Adding only -lar to the stem.
Bolalar, kellar!Bolalar, kelinglar!The plain plural -lar does not make a command. The group command needs the whole ending -inglar.
Using the one-person command for a group.
Bolalar, kel!Bolalar, kelinglar!The bare stem speaks to one person only. When you address several people, use -inglar.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Polite Commands: -(i)ng and You All.
Related Patterns
- Familiar Commands
The command for one familiar person.
Level 2 - -ma / -mangNegative Commands
Makes the negative group command: kelmanglar.
Level 2 - -lar (koʻplik)The Plural Suffix -lar
The plural ending that forms the last part of -inglar.
Level 1 - -(a)ylikLet's: -(a)ylik
Used instead when you include yourself: let's.
Level 2
Practice -inglar in Bubblegum
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