-(i)b qolmoq
Ending Up: -(i)b Qolmoq
Verb in -(i)b + qolmoq = ended up that way: uxlab qoldim (I fell asleep), buzilib qoldi (it broke down).
How It Works
This is one of the helper verbs that follow a verb in -(i)b.
1. Building the form
Take the verb stem (the dictionary form without -moq) and add -ib after a consonant or -b after a vowel. Then add the helper verb, which carries the tense and the person:
- uxla- → uxlab qoldim (I fell asleep)
- boʻl- → kasal boʻlib qoldi (he fell ill)
- buzil- → buzilib qoldi (it broke down)
2. An unplanned change of state
Nobody chose it; it just happened: uxlab qolmoq (to fall asleep), kasal boʻlib qolmoq (to fall ill), hayron boʻlib qolmoq (to be taken aback), kechikib qolmoq (to end up late), buzilib qolmoq (to break down).
3. Something suddenly starts
Yoʻlda yomgʻir yogʻib qoldi (It started raining on the way).
4. Getting used to something
-ga oʻrganib qolmoq means to have got used to something: Toshkentga oʻrganib qoldim (I’ve got used to Tashkent).
5. Just realized
With -(i)bdi, the speaker has only now noticed what happened: Uxlab qolibman! (I overslept!). In speech both verbs can take the ending: uxlabman-qolibman.
6. Compared with other helpers
-(i)b qoʻymoq is for things someone does. -(i)b ketmoq stresses a sudden or strong change, and also moving away. With qolmoq the stress is on ending up in a new state. qolib ketmoq joins two helpers: Sumkam avtobusda qolib ketdi (My bag got left behind on the bus).
Examples (6)
- Televizor oldida uxlab qoldim.
I fell asleep in front of the TV.
Word by Word: TV front-its-at sleeping stayed-I.
- Ukam kecha kasal boʻlib qoldi.
My younger brother fell ill yesterday.
Word by Word: Younger-brother-my yesterday ill becoming stayed.
- Yoʻlda yomgʻir yogʻib qoldi.
It started raining on the way.
Word by Word: Road-on rain raining stayed.
- Mashinamiz shahar tashqarisida buzilib qoldi.
Our car broke down outside the city.
Word by Word: Car-our city outside-its-at breaking-down stayed.
- Toshkentga oʻrganib qoldim.
I’ve got used to Tashkent.
Word by Word: Tashkent-to getting-used stayed-I.
- Ertalab uxlab qolibman, ishga kechikdim.
I overslept this morning and was late for work.
Word by Word: Morning sleeping stayed-I-(realized), work-to I-was-late.
Common Mistakes
Using the bare stem instead of the -(i)b form.
Televizor oldida uxla qoldim.Televizor oldida uxlab qoldim.The main verb needs -(i)b. uxla- ends in a vowel, so it takes just -b: uxlab.
Putting the person ending on the -(i)b verb instead of qolmoq.
Men uxlabman qoldi.Men uxlab qoldim.The helper verb carries the tense and the person. The -(i)b verb stays as it is: uxlab qoldim.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Helper Verbs After -(i)b and -a.
Related Patterns
- -(i)bLinking Actions with -(i)b
The -(i)b form the main verb takes before qolmoq.
Level 3 - -(i)b qoʻymoqGetting It Done: -(i)b Qoʻymoq
The deliberate partner: something someone does and leaves in place.
Level 4 - -(i)b ketmoqSuddenly or Away: -(i)b Ketmoq
Also marks sudden change but stresses strength or movement away.
Level 4 - -(i)bdiPast Discovered: -(i)bdi
The just-realized past that often goes with qolmoq: uxlab qolibman.
Level 3 - boʻlmoqTo Be, To Become
kasal boʻlib qolmoq and hayron boʻlib qolmoq put boʻlmoq in the -(i)b form before qolmoq.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
Practice -(i)b qolmoq in Bubblegum
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