-(i)b olmoq

Doing for Yourself: -(i)b Olmoq

Level 3

-(i)b + olmoq = do it for yourself and keep the result: Raqamni yozib oldim (I wrote down the number).

How It Works

1. Common pairs

  • yozib olmoq (to write down)
  • bilib olmoq (to find out)
  • yodlab olmoq (to learn by heart)
  • kiyinib olmoq (to get dressed)
  • yigʻib olmoq (to gather up, to collect)

2. Sotib olmoq means to buy
Sotmoq alone means to sell. With olmoq after it, it means to buy: Bozordan non sotib oldim. (I bought bread at the market.)

3. Doing something first
It often means getting something done before the next step: Avval bir piyola choy ichib olaylik. (Let's have a cup of tea first.)

4. -(i)b olmoq and -a olmoq are different
After the -a or -y form, olmoq means can. See Can: -a olmoq.

  • Raqamni yozib oldim. (I wrote down the number.)
  • Raqamni yoza oldim. (I was able to write the number.)

5. For yourself or for someone else?
Doing for Someone: -(i)b bermoq is the opposite: the action goes to another person. Menga kitob olib berdi. (He got me a book.)

Examples (6)

  1. Telefon raqamingizni yozib oldim.

    I wrote down your phone number.

    Word by Word: phone number-your-(object) writing I-took

  2. Bozordan non sotib oldim.

    I bought bread at the market.

    Word by Word: market-from bread selling I-took

    Sotib olmoq is the everyday verb for to buy.

  3. Men bu soʻzlarni yodlab oldim.

    I have learned these words by heart.

  4. Avval bir piyola choy ichib olaylik.

    Let's have a cup of tea first.

  5. U tezda kiyinib oldi.

    She got dressed quickly.

  6. Yangi manzilni bilib oldim.

    I found out the new address.

Common Mistakes

  • Using sotmoq alone when you mean to buy.

    Bozordan non sotdim.
    Bozordan non sotib oldim.

    The speaker means I bought bread. Sotdim means I sold. To buy is sotib olmoq.

  • Using -(i)b olmoq when you mean was able to.

    Xatni oʻqib oldim.
    Xatni oʻqiy oldim.

    The speaker means I was able to read the letter. Oʻqib oldim means I read it for myself. Can uses the -a or -y form: oʻqiy oldim.

  • Putting the past tense on both verbs.

    Raqamni yozdim oldim.
    Raqamni yozib oldim.

    Only olmoq takes the tense ending. The main verb stays in the -(i)b form: yozib.

How It Connects

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-(i)b olmoqLevel 3Doing for Yourself: -(i)b Olmoq

Learn This First

Builds on Doing for Someone: -(i)b bermoq and Can: -a olmoq.

Words in This Pattern

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