-ga qaraganda

Compared with

Level 4

Noun + -ga qaraganda = compared with: Menga qaraganda ukam balandroq. (My little brother is taller than me.)

How It Works

1. How to build it
Put the ending -ga on the thing you compare against, then add qaraganda. The adjective often takes -roq, as in Comparing With -roq.

  • Toshkentga qaraganda Samarqand kichikroq. (Samarkand is smaller than Tashkent.)
  • Menga qaraganda ukam balandroq. (My little brother is taller than me.)
  • Kechagiga qaraganda bugun issiqroq. (It's warmer today than yesterday.) Here kechagi means yesterday's, as in Time and Place Adjectives.

2. Same meaning as -dan, different ending
With Than: -dan the compared thing takes -dan: Toshkentdan kichikroq. With qaraganda it must take -ga. Do not mix the two: Toshkentdan qaraganda is wrong. -dan is shorter and more common in everyday speech. -ga qaraganda often opens the sentence and is common in news and reports.

3. -roq is common, but not required
Dictionaries also show a plain adjective: Kumushga qaraganda oltin ogʻir. (Gold is heavier than silver.) The word qaraganda already makes the comparison clear. It also works with verbs and amounts: Oʻtgan yilga qaraganda narxlar ancha oshdi. (Prices have gone up a lot compared with last year.)

4. Second meaning: judging by
After a word for information, speech or signs, -ga qaraganda means judging by or according to. A comma usually follows the phrase:

  • Ob-havo maʼlumotiga qaraganda, ertaga yomgʻir yogʻadi. (According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.)
  • Gapiga qaraganda, u juda xursand. (Judging by what he says, he is very happy.)
  • With a participle: Kulayotganiga qaraganda, imtihondan oʻtibdi. (Judging by her smile, she must have passed the exam.)

5. Nearby phrases

  • Rather Than shows a preference: Choydan koʻra qahva ichaman. (I'd rather drink coffee than tea.)
  • According To means according to, never compared with.
  • Toward uses qarab, another form of the same verb. It means toward or depending on, and it cannot mark a comparison.

Examples (6)

  1. Kechagiga qaraganda bugun issiqroq.

    It's warmer today than yesterday.

    Word by Word: yesterday's-to compared today warmer

    Kechagi (yesterday's) takes -ga. Issiqroq carries the comparison.

  2. Menga qaraganda ukam balandroq.

    My little brother is taller than me.

    Word by Word: to-me compared my-little-brother taller

  3. Avtobusga qaraganda metro tezroq.

    The metro is faster than the bus.

  4. Oʻtgan yilga qaraganda narxlar ancha oshdi.

    Prices have gone up a lot compared with last year.

    The comparison can go with a verb, not only with an adjective.

  5. Ob-havo maʼlumotiga qaraganda, ertaga yomgʻir yogʻadi.

    According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.

    After a word for information, -ga qaraganda means according to or judging by.

  6. Kulayotganiga qaraganda, imtihondan oʻtibdi.

    Judging by her smile, she must have passed the exam.

    Word by Word: her-smiling-to judging exam-from passed

    A participle with a possessive ending can also take -ga qaraganda.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting -dan on the compared thing before qaraganda.

    Toshkentdan qaraganda Samarqand kichikroq.
    Toshkentga qaraganda Samarqand kichikroq.

    Qaraganda needs the -ga ending. If you want -dan, drop qaraganda: Samarqand Toshkentdan kichikroq.

  • Using qarab instead of qaraganda for a comparison.

    Kechagiga qarab bugun issiqroq.
    Kechagiga qaraganda bugun issiqroq.

    -ga qarab means toward or depending on, as in ob-havoga qarab (depending on the weather). Only qaraganda means compared with.

How It Connects

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Builds on Than: -dan and Toward.

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