Familiar Commands
Take a verb, drop -moq, and you have a command for one person you call sen: kelmoq → Kel! (Come!), oʻtirmoq → Oʻtir! (Sit!).
How It Works
Every verb is listed with -moq. Take that ending off and the stem that is left is already a complete command:
- kelmoq → Kel! (Come!)
- bermoq → Ber! (Give!)
- qaramoq → Qara! (Look!)
- oʻqimoq → Oʻqi! (Read!)
No ending is added, and the stem does not change, whether it ends in a consonant or a vowel.
Who you say it to. This form matches the familiar pronoun sen. Use it with close friends, younger brothers and sisters, children and pets. Said to a stranger, a teacher or an older person, it sounds rude. For them, use the polite -(i)ng form: Keling, Oʻtiring.
Tone. The bare stem is direct. To sound warmer with a friend, add -gin (Kelgin) or the particle -chi (Qara-chi!). To speak to several people, use -inglar.
Saying don't. Add -ma to the stem: Kelma! (Don't come!). See -ma / -mang (buyruq inkori).
Examples (5)
- Kel, bu yerga oʻtir!
Come and sit here!
Word by Word: Come, this place-to sit!
Two bare stems, kel and oʻtir, one after the other.
- Menga suv ber.
Give me some water.
Word by Word: Me-to water give.
- Qara, qor yogʻyapti!
Look, it's snowing!
Word by Word: Look, snow is-falling!
- Eshikni och, ukam.
Open the door, little brother.
Word by Word: Door-ACC open, younger-brother-my.
Speaking to a younger brother, the familiar form is natural.
- Tezroq yur!
Walk faster!
Word by Word: Fast-er walk!
Common Mistakes
Using the dictionary form as a command.
Kelmoq!Kel!The -moq form only names the action, like to come. Remove -moq to get the command: kel.
Using the familiar command with a teacher (meant as a polite request).
Domla, bu yerga oʻtir.Domla, bu yerga oʻtiring.The bare stem is for people you call sen. With a teacher, a stranger or an older person, it sounds rude, so use the polite -ing form.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on The Dictionary Form -moq and You (Familiar).
Related Patterns
- -(i)ng (buyruq)Polite Commands: -(i)ng
The polite command for people you call siz.
Level 1 - -ginFriendly Commands: -gin
A warmer, softer familiar command: Kelgin.
Level 2 - -inglarCommands to a Group
The command for a group of people.
Level 2 - -ma / -mangNegative Commands
Turns the command into don't: Kelma!
Level 2
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