men
I
men means I: Men talabaman (I am a student), Men Toshkentda yashayman (I live in Tashkent).
How It Works
men is the word for I. It never changes for men or women, and the verb matches it with -man:
- with a noun: Men talabaman. (talaba + -man)
- with a verb: Men choy ichaman. (ich- + -a + -man)
- with a negative verb: Men choy ichmayman. (ich- + -ma- + -y + -man)
In casual speech people sometimes leave off -man after men (Men tayyor, I'm ready), but careful speech and writing keep it: Men tayyorman.
Because -man already means I, men is often left out. Keep it for contrast or emphasis. See dropping the subject pronoun.
My. The possessive form is mening, with a single n. The thing owned also takes the ending -(i)m: mening uyim (my house), mening ismim (my name). mening can be dropped too: Ismim Aziz (My name is Aziz).
Other forms. men takes the usual case endings, all with a single n: meni (me, as an object), menga (to me), menda (on me, I have), mendan (from me). You will practise these in pronouns with case endings.
Examples (6)
- Men talabaman.
I am a student.
Word by Word: I student-am-I.
Men goes with the ending -man.
- Men Toshkentda yashayman.
I live in Tashkent.
Word by Word: I Tashkent-in live-I.
The verb ends in -man to match men.
- Men choy ichmayman.
I don't drink tea.
Word by Word: I tea drink-not-I.
-ma- makes the verb negative, and -man still ends it.
- Bu mening uyim.
This is my house.
Word by Word: This my house-my.
Mening (my) goes with the ending -im on uy.
- Mening ismim Aziz.
My name is Aziz.
Word by Word: My name-my Aziz.
Ism (name) takes -im. Mening can be dropped: Ismim Aziz.
- Men ham boraman.
I'll go too.
Word by Word: I also go-I.
Men stays here to stress I, too.
Common Mistakes
Using the you ending -san with men.
Men talabasan.Men talabaman.The ending has to match men: -man, not -san. The ending -san goes with sen.
Spelling mening with two n's.
Menning ismim Aziz.Mening ismim Aziz.The possessive of men has a single n: mening. The same goes for meni (me).
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Basic Word Order.
Related Patterns
- -manI Am: -man
Use the ending that goes with men.
Level 1 - -(i)mMy: -(i)m
Say my with the ending -(i)m.
Level 1 - menga / meni / mendanPronouns with Case Endings
Use men with case endings.
Level 2 - Dropping the Subject Pronoun
Leave men out when -man already says I.
Level 1 - bizWe
Say we.
Level 1 - senYou (Familiar)
Talk to a close friend.
Level 1
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