-(i)sh (birgalik nisbati)
Doing Something Together: -(i)sh
Verb stem + -ish (after a consonant) or -sh (after a vowel) = do it to each other or together: koʻr- → koʻrishmoq (to see each other), quchoqla- → quchoqlashmoq (to hug).
How It Works
1. Building the form
Add -ish after a consonant and -sh after a vowel:
- koʻr- → koʻrishmoq (to see each other, to meet)
- ur- → urishmoq (to fight)
- quchoqla- → quchoqlashmoq (to hug)
- soʻzla- → soʻzlashmoq (to talk with each other)
- tani- → tanishmoq (to get to know each other)
Many everyday verbs are built this way: gaplashmoq (to chat), salomlashmoq (to greet each other), xayrlashmoq (to say goodbye).
2. Each other
With a plural subject, the people act on one another: Ikki doʻst quchoqlashdi (The two friends hugged). Ertaga koʻrishamiz! (See you tomorrow!). With one person as the subject, the partner takes bilan: Men akam bilan urishdim (I had a fight with my brother).
3. Helping someone
The same ending can mean helping another person do a job. The helper is the subject, and the person being helped takes -ga: Qizim menga idish yuvishdi (My daughter helped me wash the dishes).
4. Two look-alikes
The same ending also marks a plural subject: Ular kelishdi (They came) has no each-other meaning. And the verb noun looks the same: koʻrish (seeing). Context tells you which one you have. The phrase bir-biri (each other) can make the meaning explicit.
Examples (6)
- Ertaga koʻrishamiz!
See you tomorrow!
Word by Word: Tomorrow we-see-each-other!
- Ikki doʻst uzoq vaqtdan keyin koʻrishib, quchoqlashdi.
The two friends met after a long time and hugged.
Word by Word: Two friend long time-from after seeing-each-other, hugged-each-other.
- Tanishganimdan xursandman.
Nice to meet you.
Word by Word: Getting-acquainted-my-from glad-I-am.
tanishmoq (to get acquainted) is tani- (to recognize) plus -sh.
- Men u bilan telefonda gaplashdim.
I talked with her on the phone.
Word by Word: I her with phone-on chatted-I.
With a single subject, the partner takes bilan.
- Bolalar toʻp uchun urishdi.
The children fought over the ball.
Word by Word: Children ball for fought-each-other.
- Qizim menga idish yuvishdi.
My daughter helped me wash the dishes.
Word by Word: Daughter-my me-to dish washed-helping.
Here -ish means helping: the person being helped takes -ga.
Common Mistakes
Marking the partner with -ni instead of bilan.
Men doʻstimni koʻrishdim.Men doʻstim bilan koʻrishdim.A joint-voice verb takes its partner with bilan. Doʻstimni koʻrdim would mean I saw my friend, with no meeting implied.
Using the plain verb for see you.
Ertaga koʻramiz!Ertaga koʻrishamiz!Koʻramiz means we will see, as in we'll find out. The goodbye phrase needs the joint voice: koʻrishamiz.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Each Other and Doing Something to Yourself: -(i)n.
Related Patterns
- -(i)sh (koʻplik)Plural Verbs with -(i)sh
The same ending on a verb can simply mark a plural subject, without any each-other meaning.
Level 3 - bilanWith
Marks the partner when the subject of a joint-voice verb is a single person.
Level 1 - -(i)sh (harakat nomi)The Verb Noun -(i)sh
The verb noun has the same shape: koʻrish (seeing) is not koʻrishmoq (to meet).
Level 2 - -dir/-tir/-tMaking Someone Do It: -dir and -t
The causative voice adds someone who makes the action happen.
Level 4
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