-a/-y yozmoq
Nearly Did: -a Yozmoq
Verb + -a or -y + yozmoq = nearly did it: yiqila yozdim (I nearly fell), unuta yozibman (I almost forgot).
How It Works
1. Building the form
Add -a after a consonant or -y after a vowel, then put yozmoq in the past with the person ending:
- yiqil- → yiqila yozdim (I nearly fell)
- kechik- → kechika yozdik (we were nearly late)
- uxla- → uxlay yozdim (I almost fell asleep)
- yigʻla- → yigʻlay yozdi (she nearly cried)
The spelling rules write the two verbs apart, and they even use yiqila yozdi as their example.
2. It did not happen
Yiqila yozdim means I stayed on my feet. If the action really took place, use the ordinary verb: yiqildim (I fell), or yiqilib ketdim (I suddenly fell).
3. Which past form
Most often it is -di: yiqila yozdim. When you only notice afterwards how close it was, use -(i)bdi: Unuta yozibman! (I almost forgot, I now realize!).
4. Only with the -a form
Yozmoq has this meaning only after -a or -y. After -(i)b it goes back to meaning write.
5. A close relative
-(a)y demoq can also say that something almost happened: Yiqilay dedim (I almost fell).
Examples (6)
- Muz ustida yiqila yozdim.
I nearly fell on the ice.
Word by Word: Ice on falling wrote-I.
- Voy, sizga qoʻngʻiroq qilishni unuta yozibman!
Oh, I almost forgot to call you!
Word by Word: Oh, you-to call doing forgetting wrote-I!
-(i)bman shows the speaker realizes it only now.
- Tirbandlik tufayli poyezdga kechika yozdik.
Because of the traffic, we were nearly late for the train.
Word by Word: Traffic because-of train-to being-late wrote-we.
- Kino juda zerikarli edi, uxlay yozdim.
The film was so boring that I almost fell asleep.
Word by Word: Film very boring was, sleeping wrote-I.
uxla- ends in a vowel, so it takes -y: uxlay.
- Qizaloq yigʻlay yozdi, lekin onasi uni ovutdi.
The little girl nearly cried, but her mother comforted her.
Word by Word: Little-girl crying wrote, but mother-her her comforted.
- Stakan qoʻlimdan tusha yozdi.
The glass nearly slipped out of my hand.
Word by Word: Glass hand-my-from falling wrote.
Common Mistakes
Using the -(i)b form before yozmoq.
Muz ustida yiqilib yozdim.Muz ustida yiqila yozdim.Yozmoq means nearly only after -a or -y. Yiqilib yozdim would mean I fell and then wrote.
Using -a yozmoq for something that really happened.
Yiqila yozdim va oyogʻimni sindirdim.Yiqildim va oyogʻimni sindirdim.Yiqila yozdim means the fall did not happen, so it cannot lead to a broken leg. For a real fall, use yiqildim.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Beginning: -a boshlamoq.
Related Patterns
- -(a)y demoqAbout to: -(a)y Demoq
Another way to say that something was about to happen or almost happened: yiqilay dedim.
Level 5 - Helper Verb Constructions: -(i)b / -aHelper Verbs After -(i)b and -a
The overview of helper verbs; yozmoq is one of the few that attaches only to the -a form.
Level 3 - -(i)bdiPast Discovered: -(i)bdi
The past form used in unuta yozibman, when the speaker realizes afterwards how close it was.
Level 3 - -(i)b ketmoqSuddenly or Away: -(i)b Ketmoq
Describes a sudden change that did happen, such as yiqilib ketdi (she suddenly fell).
Level 4 - -a/-y bermoqGo Ahead and Keep Doing: -a Bermoq
Another helper verb on the -a form, meaning go ahead or keep on doing.
Level 4
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