-ga yoqmoq

It Pleases Me

Level 2

Menga bu kitob yoqadi means "I like this book", literally "this book pleases me". The person takes -ga, and the verb agrees with the thing that is liked.

How It Works

Turn the English sentence around
In English the person likes the thing. With yoqmoq, the thing pleases the person. The person takes To or Toward: -ga, and the verb agrees with the thing:

  • Menga bu kitob yoqadi. I like this book.
  • Bu film menga yoqmadi. I didn't like this film.
  • Palov hammaga yoqdi. Everyone liked the plov.

For the pronoun forms menga, senga, unga, bizga, sizga, see Pronouns With Case Endings.

When a person is liked
If the liked one is a person, the verb takes that person's ending: Sen menga yoqasan (I like you, literally "you please me").

Which tense to use

  • yoqdi (Simple Past -di) is a first impression: Sizga yoqdimi? Did you like it?
  • yoqadi is a general liking: Menga choy yoqadi I like tea.
  • yoqyapti is right now: Toshkent sizga yoqyaptimi? Are you enjoying Tashkent?

Another yoqmoq
The verb yoqmoq also means to switch on or light, and then it takes a -ni object: Chiroqni yoqing (Turn on the light).

For the other way to say like, with the person as the subject, see Liking and Loving. Choosing the right case for each verb is covered in Which Case a Verb Takes.

Examples (6)

  1. Menga bu kitob yoqadi.

    I like this book.

    Word by Word: Me-to this book pleases.

    The book is the subject; the person takes -ga.

  2. Sizga yoqdimi?

    Did you like it?

    Word by Word: You-to pleased-question?

    The past tense asks about a first impression.

  3. Palov hammaga yoqdi.

    Everyone liked the plov.

    Word by Word: Plov everyone-to pleased.

  4. Bu film menga yoqmadi.

    I didn't like this film.

    Word by Word: This film me-to please-not-past.

  5. Sen menga yoqasan.

    I like you.

    Word by Word: You me-to please-you.

    When a person is liked, the verb takes that person's ending.

  6. Toshkent sizga yoqyaptimi?

    Are you enjoying Tashkent?

    Word by Word: Tashkent you-to pleasing-question?

Common Mistakes

  • Using the English word order, with the person as the subject.

    Men bu kitob yoqaman.
    Menga bu kitob yoqadi.

    With yoqmoq the book is the subject, the person takes -ga, and the verb agrees with the book: yoqadi.

  • Adding -ni to the thing that is liked.

    Menga bu kitobni yoqadi.
    Menga bu kitob yoqadi.

    The liked thing is the subject of yoqmoq, so it takes no ending.

How It Connects

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-ga yoqmoqLevel 2It Pleases Me

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Builds on Liking and Loving and To or Toward: -ga.

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