-maslik

Not Doing: -maslik

Level 3

Stem + -maslik = not doing: kechikmaslik (not being late). With kerak it means must not; with uchun, so as not to.

How It Works

Use -maslik wherever you need the idea of not doing something as a noun.

1. Building the form
Add -maslik to the stem: kel- → kelmaslik, oʻqi- → oʻqimaslik, ishla- → ishlamaslik. It contains -ma-, the negative of verbs.

2. Endings
Like other long words ending in k, the k becomes g before a possessive ending: -masligim, -masliging, -masligi, -masligimiz, -masligingiz. Before -ga it is written -maslikka. See k > g, q > gʻ almashuvi.

3. Must not
-maslik kerak states a general rule: Unutmaslik kerak (One must not forget). With a possessive ending it names the person: Kechikmasligingiz kerak (You must not be late). -ish kerak emas mostly means there is no need, although in everyday talk it can also sound like you shouldn't. -maslik kerak is the clear way to say must not; see -(i)sh kerak.

4. So as not to
With uchun: Adashmaslik uchun xarita oldim (I took a map so as not to get lost).

5. With case endings

  • -maslikka harakat qilmoq: try not to
  • -maslikka qaror qilmoq: decide not to
  • -masligini soʻramoq: ask someone not to

6. Compared with a command
A direct request uses -mang: Kechikmang! (Don’t be late!). -maslik kerak sounds like a rule or advice.

Examples (6)

  1. Unutmaslik kerak.

    One must not forget.

    Word by Word: Not-forgetting necessary.

  2. Kechikmaslikka harakat qiling.

    Try not to be late.

    Word by Word: Not-being-late-to effort make.

    Before -ga, the ending is written -maslikka.

  3. Adashmaslik uchun xarita oldim.

    I took a map so as not to get lost.

    Word by Word: Not-getting-lost for map I-took.

  4. Bu haqda hech kimga aytmasligingiz kerak.

    You must not tell anyone about this.

    Word by Word: This about no-one-to your-not-telling necessary.

    aytmaslik + -ingiz: the k becomes g before the vowel.

  5. Koʻp shakar yemaslikka qaror qildim.

    I decided not to eat a lot of sugar.

    Word by Word: Much sugar not-eating-to decision I-made.

  6. Uning kelmasligi hammani xafa qildi.

    His not coming upset everyone.

    Word by Word: His his-not-coming everyone-(obj.) upset made.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting kerak after a negative verb with a tense ending.

    Bu haqda hech kimga aytmaysiz kerak.
    Bu haqda hech kimga aytmasligingiz kerak.

    Kerak follows a verb noun, not a verb with a tense ending. Make the negative verb noun with -maslik and add the person ending: aytmasligingiz kerak.

  • Keeping k before a possessive ending.

    Kelmaslikim kerak.
    Kelmasligim kerak.

    In words of more than one syllable, a final k is written g before a vowel ending: -masligim, -masligi.

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