shunday / bunday
Such, Like This
Bunday and shunday mean "such" or "like this": bunday savol (such a question), Shunday qiling (Do it this way).
How It Works
Bunday and shunday come from the pointing words bu and shu. Where bu means this, bunday means like this or this kind of. They answer the question qanday: "what kind?" or "how?".
Three jobs.
- Before a noun: such, this kind of. bunday savol (such a question), shunday odam (such a person).
- Before a verb: like this, this way. Shunday qiling (Do it this way), Bunday qilmang (Don't do that).
- Before an adjective: so. Havo shunday issiq! (It's so hot!)
Which one? Bunday points at what is right here, in front of you. Shunday points at something just mentioned or already known, and it is the more common of the two. Unday is for something further away: Unday emas (It's not like that).
Useful phrases.
- Shunday qilib: so, and so (to sum up or move a story on).
- Shunday emasmi?: isn't that so?
- Shunday boʻlsa ham: even so.
- Bunday boʻlmaydi: this won't do, it doesn't work like this.
Everyday speech. In conversation you will often hear shunaqa, bunaqa and unaqa with the same meaning. They are informal; use shunday and bunday in writing.
Such vs this. Do not use shunday when you mean one exact thing. Menga shu kitob kerak means "I need this book"; Menga shunday kitob kerak means "I need a book like this".
Examples (6)
- Men shunday odamni hech koʻrmaganman.
I have never seen such a person.
Word by Word: I such person-the never seen-have-I.
Before a noun, shunday means "such".
- Bunday savolni kutmagan edim.
I hadn't expected a question like this.
Word by Word: Such question-the expected-not had-I.
Bunday points at the question just asked.
- Iltimos, shunday qiling.
Please do it this way.
Word by Word: Please, this-way do.
Before a verb, shunday means "this way".
- Bunday qilmang!
Don't do that!
Word by Word: Like-this do-not!
Said about something happening right now.
- Bugun havo shunday issiq!
It's so hot today!
Word by Word: Today weather so hot!
Before an adjective, shunday means "so".
- Shunday qilib, biz uyga qaytdik.
And so we went back home.
Word by Word: So doing, we home-to returned.
Shunday qilib moves a story on or sums it up.
Common Mistakes
Using bu or shu before a verb to mean "like this".
Bu qilmang!Bunday qilmang!Bu and shu point at things. To say how an action is done, use bunday or shunday.
Using shunday when you mean one exact thing.
Menga shunday kitob kerak. (meaning: I need this exact book)Menga shu kitob kerak.Shunday kitob means "a book like this". For the book itself, use shu.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on This One, That Same One and How and What Kind.
Related Patterns
- buThis
Bunday is the "kind" and "way" form of bu.
Level 1 - -dek / -dayLike, As: -dek
-day means "like"; bunday and shunday work like bu and shu with that meaning added.
Level 3 - kabi / singariLike, Such as
Bu kabi and shu singari are other ways to say "like this".
Level 3 - judaVery
Juda means "very"; shunday before an adjective is stronger and exclamatory.
Level 1
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Patterns that build on this one.
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