-(i)b bermoq

Doing for Someone: -(i)b Bermoq

Level 3

-(i)b + bermoq = do something for someone: Aytib bering (Please tell me), Menga kitob olib berdi (He got me a book).

How It Works

1. Doing a favor
These pairs are very common:

  • aytib bermoq (to tell someone)
  • koʻrsatib bermoq (to show someone)
  • olib bermoq (to buy or get something for someone)
  • tushuntirib bermoq (to explain to someone)
  • oʻqib bermoq (to read to someone)

2. The person who benefits takes -ga
Mark that person with To or Toward: -ga: Onam bizga osh pishirib berdi. (My mother cooked osh for us.)

3. Polite requests
With Polite Commands: -(i)ng, this is one of the most useful ways to ask for a favor: Iltimos, eshikni ochib bering. (Please open the door for me.) It sounds softer than a bare command like Eshikni oching.

4. For someone else or for yourself?
Doing for Yourself: -(i)b olmoq is the opposite. It shows that you keep the result: Ukamga kitob olib berdim. (I bought a book for my little brother.) Oʻzimga kitob sotib oldim. (I bought a book for myself.)

5. -(i)b bermoq and -a bermoq are different
After the -a form, bermoq means go ahead or keep doing it: Ayta bering. (Go on, keep telling.) See Go Ahead and Keep Doing: -a bermoq.

Examples (5)

  1. Iltimos, bekatga yoʻlni koʻrsatib bering.

    Please show me the way to the bus stop.

  2. Menga kitob olib berdi.

    He got me a book.

    Word by Word: to-me book taking gave

    Menga (to me) names the person who benefits.

  3. Onam bizga osh pishirib berdi.

    My mother cooked osh for us.

  4. Bu qoidani tushuntirib bera olasizmi?

    Can you explain this rule to me?

    Bera olasizmi adds can you: -a olmoq follows the helper bermoq.

  5. Men ukamga ertak oʻqib berdim.

    I read a story to my little brother.

Common Mistakes

  • Marking the person who benefits with -ni instead of -ga.

    Meni yoʻlni koʻrsatib bering.
    Menga yoʻlni koʻrsatib bering.

    The person who gets the favor takes -ga: menga (to me). The thing shown takes -ni: yoʻlni.

  • Using the -a form when you mean please tell me.

    Ayta bering.
    Aytib bering.

    Here the speaker wants to ask someone to tell them something. Ayta bering means go on, keep telling. Aytib bering means please tell me.

How It Connects

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-(i)b bermoqLevel 3Doing for Someone: -(i)b Bermoq

Learn This First

Builds on Helper Verbs After -(i)b and -a.

Words in This Pattern

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