goh ... goh

Now ... Now

Level 6

goh A, goh B = now A, now B: Kun boʻyi goh yomgʻir yogʻdi, goh quyosh chiqdi (All day, one moment it rained and the next the sun came out).

How It Works

One goh for each part. Goh goes before every part that takes a turn, and a comma separates the parts:

  • verbs: goh kuladi, goh yigʻlaydi (now she laughs, now she cries)
  • adjectives: goh yaxshi, goh yomon (sometimes good, sometimes bad)
  • nouns with endings: goh derazaga, goh eshikka (now at the window, now at the door)
  • whole clauses: goh men borardim, goh u kelardi (sometimes I went, sometimes he came)

Taking turns, not both at once. Goh ... goh means the things switch back and forth. For two things that are true together, use ham ... ham. For a choice between them, use yoki. For neither of them, use na ... na.

Everyday words. In conversation, people often say baʼzan ..., baʼzan ... (sometimes ..., sometimes ...), using a word from How Often. The single words gohida and goho mean sometimes on their own: Gohida kinoga boraman (Sometimes I go to the cinema).

Examples (6)

  1. Goh kuladi, goh yigʻlaydi.

    Now she laughs, now she cries.

    Word by Word: Now laughs, now cries.

  2. Kun boʻyi goh yomgʻir yogʻdi, goh quyosh chiqdi.

    All day, one moment it rained and the next the sun came out.

    Word by Word: Day length-its now rain rained, now sun came-out.

  3. U goh derazaga, goh eshikka qaraydi.

    He looks now at the window, now at the door.

    Word by Word: He now window-to, now door-to looks.

    Each part keeps the case ending the verb needs.

  4. Goh men uning uyiga borardim, goh u menikiga kelardi.

    Sometimes I would go to his house, and sometimes he would come to mine.

    Word by Word: Now I his house-his-to would-go, now he mine-to would-come.

  5. Bemorning ahvoli goh yaxshi, goh yomon.

    The patient's condition is sometimes good, sometimes bad.

    Word by Word: Patient-of condition-his now good, now bad.

  6. Goh piyoda, goh avtobusda ishga boraman.

    I go to work sometimes on foot, sometimes by bus.

    Word by Word: Now on-foot, now bus-in work-to go-I.

Common Mistakes

  • Using goh only once.

    U goh kuladi, yigʻlaydi.
    U goh kuladi, goh yigʻlaydi.

    Goh must come before each part. For a single sometimes, say gohida or baʼzan.

  • Using goh ... goh for two things that are true at the same time (meant: she is both smart and kind).

    U goh aqlli, goh mehribon.
    U ham aqlli, ham mehribon.

    Goh ... goh means the qualities take turns. For both at once, use ham ... ham.

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