Noun + etmoq
Formal Compound Verbs with Etmoq
Etmoq means to do and joins a noun to make a verb, just like qilmoq: davom etmoq (to continue), tashkil etmoq (to organize), ishtirok etmoq (to take part).
How It Works
Etmoq is rarely used alone in modern standard Uzbek. Its main job is to make compound verbs with a noun, often a word from Arabic or Persian, the same way qilmoq does:
- davom etmoq (to continue)
- tashkil etmoq (to organize, to found)
- ishtirok etmoq (to take part)
- taklif etmoq (to invite, to offer)
- hal etmoq (to solve)
Endings go on etmoq. The noun stays the same: davom etadi (continues), davom etdi (continued), davom etyapti (is continuing), Davom eting! (Please go on!).
Etmoq or qilmoq? Many nouns take both: taklif etmoq / taklif qilmoq, hal etmoq / hal qilmoq. The etmoq version is more formal and common in writing. For davom, modern usage has settled on davom etmoq; davom qilmoq appears mostly in older literature.
The verb decides the case. Each compound keeps its own case pattern (see feʼl boshqaruvi): konferensiyada ishtirok etmoq (to take part in a conference) takes -da, and sizni toʻyga taklif etmoq (to invite you to the wedding) takes -ni and -ga.
Passive. Add the passive -il to et-: tashkil etildi (was organized). It often appears with tomonidan.
Etmoq vs yetmoq. Yetib kelmoq (to arrive) comes from yetmoq (to reach) and is spelled with y.
Examples (6)
- Iltimos, davom eting.
Please go on.
Word by Word: Please, continuation do.
Only etmoq takes the ending; davom stays the same.
- Talabalar konsert tashkil etishdi.
The students organized a concert.
Word by Word: Students concert organization did-they.
- Men konferensiyada ishtirok etdim.
I took part in the conference.
Word by Word: I conference-at participation did-I.
Ishtirok etmoq takes the -da case.
- Sizni toʻyimizga taklif etamiz.
We invite you to our wedding.
Word by Word: You-ACC wedding-our-to invitation do-we.
- Bu muammoni tezroq hal etish kerak.
This problem needs to be solved quickly.
Word by Word: This problem-ACC quicker solution doing necessary.
- Bu muzey oʻn yil oldin tashkil etilgan.
This museum was founded ten years ago.
Word by Word: This museum ten year before organization was-done.
The passive -il- goes on et-.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out etmoq and using the noun alone as a verb.
Oʻyin yomgʻirga qaramay davom.Oʻyin yomgʻirga qaramay davom etdi.Davom is a noun (continuation). It needs etmoq to become a verb with a tense.
Writing etib kelmoq for to arrive.
Poyezd Samarqandga etib keldi.Poyezd Samarqandga yetib keldi.To arrive comes from yetmoq (to reach), which is spelled with y. Etmoq only makes compounds such as davom etmoq.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Compound Verbs With qilmoq.
Related Patterns
- qilmoq / boʻlmoqMaking vs. Becoming: Qilmoq and Boʻlmoq
Explains how doing and becoming pairs work.
Level 4 - -il/-l/-(i)nThe Passive Voice
The passive of etmoq compounds: tashkil etildi.
Level 3 - Which Case a Verb Takes
Each compound verb takes its own case: ishtirok etmoq with -da.
Level 3 - boʻlib oʻtmoqTo Take Place
Another formal verb often used next to tashkil etmoq.
Level 5 - tomonidanBy (In Passives)
Names who did the action in passive sentences with etilgan.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
Practice Noun + etmoq in Bubblegum
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