shu / oʻsha

This One, That Same One

Level 2

Shu = this, this very: shu kitob (this book). Oʻsha = that, that same one you know about: oʻsha odam (that man, the one we talked about).

How It Works

1. Shu: this, this very
Use shu for something right in front of you, or for the thing you just mentioned.

  • Menga shu kitob kerak. (I need this book.)
  • shu yerda (right here)

With time words, shu means the current one: shu hafta (this week), shu yil (this year), shu paytgacha (until now).

2. Oʻsha: that, that same
Use oʻsha for something both of you already know about: a person you mentioned, a place you both know, a day in the past.

  • Oʻsha odam yodingizdami? (Do you remember that man?)
  • oʻsha kuni (on that day)
  • Oʻsha joyda uchrashamiz. (We will meet at that same place.)

3. Before a noun: no endings
Shu and oʻsha do not change before a noun. Case and plural endings go on the noun: shu kitobni (this book, as an object), oʻsha odamga (to that man), shu kitoblar (these books).

4. Standing alone: an extra n
When shu or oʻsha stands for a whole noun, it takes the endings itself, and like u and bu it adds an n before -ga, -da and -dan:

  • shunga, shunda, shundan; oʻshanga, oʻshanda, oʻshandan
  • No extra n with -ni and -ning: shuni, shuning, oʻshani.

Oʻshanda often means back then, and shunda can mean then or at that point. See The Extra n in unga and bunga.

5. Shu or bu?
Both can mean this, and often either one works. Bu simply points to something near. Shu adds a sense of this one here, the one we are talking about.

Examples (6)

  1. Menga shu kitob kerak.

    I need this book.

    Word by Word: to-me this book needed

  2. Siz shu yerda qoling.

    You stay right here.

  3. Shu hafta juda bandman.

    I am very busy this week.

    With time words, shu means the current one.

  4. Oʻsha odam yodingizdami?

    Do you remember that man?

    Word by Word: that person memory-your-in-(question)

    Oʻsha points to a man both speakers have met or talked about.

  5. Oʻsha joyda uchrashamiz.

    We will meet at that same place.

  6. Oʻshanda men talaba edim.

    Back then, I was a student.

    Oʻsha + n + da: at that time.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the case ending on shu instead of on the noun.

    Shuni kitobni oling.
    Shu kitobni oling.

    Before a noun, shu stays as it is and only the noun takes -ni. Shuni means this one and is used when no noun follows: Shuni oling (Take this one).

  • Forgetting the extra n before -ga.

    Shuga qarang.
    Shunga qarang.

    Shu, bu, u and oʻsha add n before -ga, -da and -dan: shunga, shunda, shundan.

How It Connects

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shu / oʻshaLevel 2This One, That Same One

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