menimcha

In My Opinion

Level 3

Start a sentence with Menimcha, to say what you think: Menimcha, bu toʻgʻri (I think this is right). Ask for an opinion with Sizningcha.

How It Works

Menimcha means in my opinion or simply I think. It is the easiest way to give your view without a verb like "think": Menimcha, bu toʻgʻri (I think this is right).

How it is made. The ending -cha means "according to" or "in the manner of". Here it joins a pronoun in the possessor form (the -ning form):

  • menimcha: in my opinion. Notice the m: it is not "meningcha".
  • seningcha: in your opinion (familiar).
  • uningcha: in his or her opinion.
  • bizningcha: in our opinion.
  • sizningcha: in your opinion (polite or plural).
  • ularningcha: in their opinion.

Asking for an opinion. Put sizningcha at the front of a question: Sizningcha, qaysi biri yaxshiroq? (Which one do you think is better?)

With a noun. The same -cha goes on fikr (opinion): mening fikrimcha or just fikrimcha means the same as menimcha, and sounds a little more careful.

Punctuation. Menimcha is a parenthetical word: it comments on the sentence but is not part of it. In writing, set it off with a comma: Menimcha, u kelmaydi (I don't think he will come). In the middle of a sentence it takes a comma on both sides: Bu film, menimcha, juda yaxshi (This film, I think, is very good).

Negative opinions. English says "I don't think he will come". Uzbek keeps menimcha positive and makes the verb negative: Menimcha, u kelmaydi. For a weaker guess, use balki or shekilli.

Examples (6)

  1. Menimcha, bu toʻgʻri.

    I think this is right.

    Word by Word: In-my-opinion, this right.

    The most common use: giving your own view.

  2. Sizningcha, qaysi biri yaxshiroq?

    Which one do you think is better?

    Word by Word: In-your-opinion, which one-of better?

    Sizningcha politely asks for someone else's view.

  3. Menimcha, ertaga yomgʻir yogʻadi.

    I think it will rain tomorrow.

    Word by Word: In-my-opinion, tomorrow rain falls.

    Menimcha also gives a prediction.

  4. Uningcha, bu film zerikarli.

    She thinks this film is boring.

    Word by Word: In-her-opinion, this film boring.

    Uningcha reports another person's view.

  5. Menimcha, u bugun kelmaydi.

    I don't think he will come today.

    Word by Word: In-my-opinion, he today come-not-will.

    The verb carries the negative, not menimcha.

  6. Mening fikrimcha, bu reja juda yaxshi.

    In my opinion, this plan is very good.

    Word by Word: My opinion-my-by, this plan very good.

    Fikrimcha is a slightly more careful way to say menimcha.

Common Mistakes

  • Building the form from mening and saying meningcha.

    Meningcha, bu toʻgʻri.
    Menimcha, bu toʻgʻri.

    The standard form is menimcha, with m. The other persons do keep -ning: sizningcha, uningcha.

  • Leaving out the comma after menimcha.

    Menimcha bu toʻgʻri.
    Menimcha, bu toʻgʻri.

    Menimcha is a parenthetical word, and Uzbek punctuation sets parenthetical words off with commas.

  • Saying mening fikrim without -cha.

    Mening fikrim, bu toʻgʻri.
    Mening fikrimcha, bu toʻgʻri.

    Mening fikrim means "my opinion" as a noun. You need -cha to say "in my opinion".

How It Connects

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Builds on In a Language or Manner: -cha and The Possessor Ending -ning.

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