-sa edi
If Only: -sa Edi
Verb + -sa + edi = if only, I wish: kelsa edi (if only he would come), boʻlsaydi (if only there were).
How It Works
1. Building the form
Add edi after the -sa form. Written as two words it stays kelsa edi. When the two are said as one word, a y appears and they are written together: kelsaydi, boʻlsaydi. The person ending can go in either place:
- bilsam edi or bilsaydim (if only I knew)
- borsangiz edi or borsaydingiz (if only you went)
- for having something, use a possessive: pulim boʻlsaydi (if only I had money)
2. Wishing about now or later
Tezroq kelsa edi! (If only he would come sooner!) Ertaga havo ochiq boʻlsa edi (I really hope the weather is clear tomorrow).
3. Regret about the past
For something that did not happen, use -gan boʻlsa edi: Buni oldinroq aytgan boʻlsangiz edi! (If only you had told me this earlier!)
4. Making it stronger
Koshki or qani edi at the start of the sentence makes the wish more heartfelt: Koshki u kelsa edi (If only he would come).
5. Where else it appears
The same form can open an unreal condition: Vaqtim boʻlsa edi, borardim (If I had time, I would go). It can also soften a request: Yordam bersangiz edi (I'd be grateful if you could help). Don't confuse it with -ar edi (used to, would) or -gan edi (had done).
Examples (6)
- Tezroq kelsa edi!
If only he would come sooner!
Word by Word: Sooner if-comes was!
- Pulim boʻlsaydi!
If only I had money!
Word by Word: Money-my if-were!
boʻlsa edi written as one word: boʻlsaydi.
- Men ham siz bilan borsam edi.
I wish I could go with you too.
Word by Word: I too you with if-go-I was.
- Oʻzbekchani yaxshiroq bilsaydim!
If only I knew Uzbek better!
Word by Word: Uzbek-(obj.) better if-knew-I!
Here the person ending -m comes at the end: bilsaydim.
- Buni oldinroq aytgan boʻlsangiz edi!
If only you had told me this earlier!
Word by Word: This-(obj.) earlier told if-were-you was!
-gan boʻlsa edi looks back at something that did not happen.
- Ertaga havo ochiq boʻlsa edi.
I really hope the weather is clear tomorrow.
Word by Word: Tomorrow weather clear if-is was.
Common Mistakes
Using -ar edi for a wish.
Tezroq kelar edi!Tezroq kelsa edi!Kelar edi means he used to come, or he would come. A wish needs the -sa form: kelsa edi.
Dropping the y in the joined spelling.
Pulim boʻlsadi!Pulim boʻlsaydi!When -sa and edi are written as one word, a y joins them: boʻlsaydi, kelsaydi.
How It Connects
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Builds on If: -sa and Was and Were: edi.
Related Patterns
- koshki / qani ediI Wish: Koshki and Qani Edi
Wish words that open the sentence and pair with -sa or -sa edi.
Level 4 - -sa ... -ar ediUnreal Conditions
Uses -sa or -sa edi as the if-clause of an unreal condition: boʻlsa edi, borardim.
Level 4 - -ar ediUsed to: -ar Edi
Looks similar but means used to or would, not if only.
Level 3 - -gan ediHad Done: -gan Edi
Another form with edi, meaning had done.
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