bor

There Is

Level 1

bor means there is or there are: Uyda mushuk bor. (There is a cat at home.) Bu yerda bank bormi? (Is there a bank here?)

How It Works

bor is a word that works like a verb at the end of a sentence. It says that something exists or can be found somewhere.

The word order
Place + thing + bor. English starts with "there is"; Uzbek ends with it.

  • Uyda mushuk bor. (There is a cat at home.)
  • Stolda ikkita kitob bor. (There are two books on the table.)
  • Toshkentda metro bor. (Tashkent has a metro. Literally: in Tashkent there is a metro.)

The thing has no ending, and it stays singular after a number (ikkita kitob).

Asking and answering
Add -mi to make a question: Bu yerda bank bormi? (Is there a bank here?) A short answer can simply repeat the word: Non bormi? – Bor. (Is there any bread? – Yes, there is.) The "no" answer is yoʻq.

"There is a book on the table" or "The book is on the table"?

  • For something new or not yet known, use bor: Stolda kitob bor. (There is a book on the table.)
  • For a specific thing you already know about, you do not need bor: Kitob stolda. (The book is on the table.) Here the thing comes first and the place ends the sentence.

Having
With a possessive ending on the thing, bor becomes the everyday way to say "have": Savolim bor. (I have a question.) With -da on the person, it means "have with me right now".

Good to know

  • The negative of bor is always yoʻq, never bor emas.
  • In the past, add edi: Uyda mushuk bor edi. (There was a cat at home.)
  • Do not mix it up with bor-, the stem of bormoq (to go): boraman means "I will go".

Examples (6)

  1. Uyda mushuk bor.

    There is a cat at home.

    Word by Word: home-at cat there-is

  2. Bu yerda bank bormi?

    Is there a bank here?

    Word by Word: this place-at bank there-is-QUESTION

  3. Stolda ikkita kitob bor.

    There are two books on the table.

    Word by Word: table-on two book there-is

    After a number the noun stays singular.

  4. Toshkentda metro bor.

    Tashkent has a metro.

    Word by Word: Tashkent-in metro there-is

  5. Non bormi? – Bor.

    Is there any bread? – Yes, there is.

    Word by Word: bread there-is-QUESTION – there-is

    A short yes-answer repeats bor instead of saying ha.

  6. Savolim bor.

    I have a question.

    Word by Word: question-my there-is

    With a possessive ending, bor means "have".

Common Mistakes

  • Starting the sentence with bor, like English "there is".

    Bor mushuk uyda.
    Uyda mushuk bor.

    bor comes at the end. The place with -da usually comes first, then the thing.

  • Making bor negative with emas.

    Uyda mushuk bor emas.
    Uyda mushuk yoʻq.

    The opposite of bor is its own word, yoʻq. Use emas only to say that something is not a certain thing.

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