-gan sari
The More ...: -gan Sari
-gan sari means the more ... or as ... goes on: Vaqt oʻtgan sari, osonlashadi (As time goes by, it gets easier).
How It Works
1. Building it
verb + -gan + sari, written as two words: oʻtgan sari, oʻrgangan sari, ulgʻaygan sari. After k and q, -gan becomes -kan or -qan: chiqqan sari.
2. Step-by-step change
The main clause usually shows gradual change:
- -(i)b bormoq: Kun oʻtgan sari, havo sovib boryapti (With each passing day, it's getting colder)
- -lashmoq, ortmoq, koʻpaymoq: Vaqt oʻtgan sari, osonlashadi
- -roq or koʻproq: Uni yaxshiroq tanigan sari, koʻproq hurmat qila boshladim
3. Different subjects are fine
The two clauses can have different subjects: Poyezd tezlashgan sari, shahar chiroqlari uzoqlashib bordi (As the train sped up, the city lights faded into the distance).
4. Similar patterns
-gan sayin means the same. qancha ... -sa, shuncha makes the comparison more explicit: the more ..., the more ....
5. Not literary sari
After a plain noun, sari is a literary word for toward: uyi sari (toward his home). After a -gan form, it means as ... goes on.
Examples (6)
- Vaqt oʻtgan sari, osonlashadi.
As time goes by, it gets easier.
Word by Word: Time passed as, becomes-easy.
- Kun oʻtgan sari, havo sovib boryapti.
With each passing day, it's getting colder.
Word by Word: Day passed as, weather cooling is-going.
- Uni yaxshiroq tanigan sari, koʻproq hurmat qila boshladim.
The better I got to know him, the more I began to respect him.
Word by Word: Him better known as, more respect doing I-began.
- Poyezd tezlashgan sari, shahar chiroqlari uzoqlashib bordi.
As the train sped up, the city lights faded into the distance.
Word by Word: Train sped-up as, city lights-its moving-away went.
- Tilni oʻrgangan sari, qiziqishim ortib bormoqda.
The more I learn the language, the more my interest grows.
Word by Word: Language-ACC learned as, interest-my growing is-going.
- Bola ulgʻaygan sari, otasiga oʻxshab boryapti.
As the boy grows up, he looks more and more like his father.
Word by Word: Child grew-up as, father-his-to resembling is-going.
Common Mistakes
Using -gan sari for a single moment (meant: when I got home, the phone rang).
Uyga kelgan sari, telefon jiringladi.Uyga kelganimda, telefon jiringladi.-gan sari needs something that goes on and grows. For one moment in time, use -ganda.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on The Past Participle -gan and Comparing With -roq.
Related Patterns
- qancha ... -sa, shunchaThe More ..., The More ...
Pairs qancha and shuncha to say the more one thing happens, the more another does.
Level 5 - -(i)b bormoqMore and More: -(i)b Bormoq
Often shows the growing change in the main clause.
Level 5 - -gandaWhen: -ganda
Use for one moment in time instead of a gradual change.
Level 3 - sariToward (Literary)
After a plain noun, sari is a literary word for toward.
Level 6
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