-ishga majbur
Forced to
Verb + -ish + -ga + majbur = forced to do: kutishga majburmiz (we have no choice but to wait), ketishga majbur boʻldim (I had to leave).
How It Works
Use this pattern when circumstances or another person leave you no choice. It is stronger than -(i)sh kerak, which only says something is needed.
1. Building it
Make the -(i)sh verb noun, add the dative -ga, then majbur:
- ket- → ketishga majbur (forced to leave)
- kut- → kutishga majbur (forced to wait)
- ishla- → ishlashga majbur (forced to work)
2. Adding the person and the tense
For now, add the present endings to majbur: majburman (I am), majbursan, majbur (he or she is), majburmiz, majbursiz, majburlar. For the past, use majbur boʻldim (I was forced, I ended up having to) or majbur edim (I was obliged).
3. Not obliged
Add emas: Siz javob berishga majbur emassiz. You are not obliged to answer.
4. Forcing someone else
Majbur qilmoq means to make someone do something. The person forced takes -ni, the action still takes -ga: Hech kim sizni ishlashga majbur qilmaydi. Nobody is forcing you to work. The simpler causative ending just says someone made another person act; majbur qilmoq adds that it was against their will.
Examples (6)
- Ketishga majbur boʻldim.
I had to leave.
Word by Word: Leaving-to forced became-I.
- Kutishga majburmiz.
We have no choice but to wait.
Word by Word: Waiting-to forced-we-are.
- Yomgʻir tufayli uyda qolishga majbur boʻldik.
Because of the rain, we had to stay at home.
Word by Word: Rain because-of home-at staying-to forced became-we.
- U oʻqishni tashlab, ishlashga majbur edi.
He had to leave his studies and work.
Word by Word: He studies-(obj.) leaving, working-to forced was.
- Siz javob berishga majbur emassiz.
You are not obliged to answer.
Word by Word: You answer giving-to forced are-not.
- Hech kim sizni bu yerda ishlashga majbur qilmaydi.
Nobody is forcing you to work here.
Word by Word: No one you-(obj.) here working-to forced does-not-make.
majbur qilmoq: the person forced takes -ni, the action takes -ga.
Common Mistakes
Putting the action in the object case -ni instead of the dative -ga.
Ketishni majbur boʻldim.Ketishga majbur boʻldim.Majbur points toward the action, so the verb noun takes the dative: ketishga majbur.
Using majbur the way kerak is used, with a possessive on the verb noun.
Ketishim majbur.Ketishga majburman.Kerak and lozim say ketishim kerak. Majbur works differently: the action takes -ga and the person goes on majbur: ketishga majburman.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Have To and The Verb Noun -(i)sh.
Related Patterns
- shartMust, Necessary: Shart
Says something is a must or a condition; majbur focuses on the person who has no choice.
Level 3 - zarur / lozimNecessary (Formal)
Formal words for necessary that describe the task, not the person pushed into it.
Level 4 - -dir/-tir/-tMaking Someone Do It: -dir and -t
The causative ending for making someone act; majbur qilmoq stresses that it is against their will.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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