-oq / -yoq

Right, Already: -oq

Level 4

Word + -oq / -yoq = right, already, the very: hoziroq (right now), ertalaboq (first thing in the morning), boshidayoq (right from the start).

How It Works

1. Form and spelling

  • after a consonant, -oq: hozir → hoziroq, bugun → bugunoq, ertalab → ertalaboq
  • after a vowel, -yoq: boshida → boshidayoq, oʻzi → oʻziyoq, kuni → kuniyoq

The official spelling rules write it joined to the word, like -mi and -gina.

2. Right then, already
On time words and case forms, -oq stresses how soon something happens:

  • Hoziroq keling! (Come right now!)
  • Xatni bugunoq yubordim. (I sent the letter this very day.)
  • Birinchi kuniyoq doʻst boʻlib qoldik. (We became friends on the very first day.)
  • Filmning boshidayoq oxirini taxmin qildim. (I guessed the ending right at the start of the film.)

3. The moment that
With As Soon As, -oq makes the timing even tighter: Uyga kelishi bilanoq uxlab qoldi. (She fell asleep the moment she got home.) It can also join the -(i)b form from Linking Actions With -(i)b: keliboq (right after arriving).

4. Compare
Already says that something has already happened. -oq points at the exact moment and stresses how early it is. Only, Just: -gina is also written joined, but it limits a word instead of stressing its timing.

Examples (6)

  1. Hoziroq keling, kutib turibmiz.

    Come right now, we're waiting.

    Word by Word: right-now come waiting we-stand

  2. Ertalaboq ishga ketdi.

    He left for work first thing in the morning.

  3. Xatni bugunoq yubordim.

    I sent the letter this very day.

  4. Birinchi kuniyoq doʻst boʻlib qoldik.

    We became friends on the very first day.

    Kuni ends in a vowel, so the particle is -yoq.

  5. Uyga kelishi bilanoq uxlab qoldi.

    She fell asleep the moment she got home.

    Bilan + oq tightens as soon as into the very moment.

  6. Filmning boshidayoq oxirini taxmin qildim.

    I guessed the ending right at the start of the film.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing -oq with a hyphen.

    Hozir-oq keling!
    Hoziroq keling!

    The spelling rules write -oq and -yoq joined to the word, unlike -ku and -da.

  • Using -oq after a vowel.

    Boshidaoq tushundim.
    Boshidayoq tushundim.

    After a vowel, the particle takes a y: boshida + yoq.

How It Connects

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-oq / -yoqLevel 4Right, Already: -oq

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Builds on Already.