sari

Toward (Literary)

Level 6

Noun + sari = toward it: Karvon togʻlar sari yoʻl oldi (The caravan set off toward the mountains).

How It Works

After the noun. Put sari after a plain noun, or after a noun with a possessive ending:

  • shahar sari (toward the city)
  • uyi sari (toward his home)
  • yorugʻlik sari (toward the light)
  • oldinga sari (onward), with -ga

Real and figurative. Sari can describe a trip, and it can describe striving toward a goal: yangi gʻalabalar sari (toward new victories), kelajak sari (toward the future). Verbs such as yoʻl olmoq (to set off), intilmoq (to strive) and uchmoq (to fly) often go with it.

Everyday words. In ordinary speech, use tomon or -ga qarab: shahar tomon yurdik (we walked toward the city), uyga qarab ketdi (he headed home).

After -gan it means something else. After a verb in -gan, sari means the more or as time goes on: see -gan sari, as in Vaqt oʻtgan sari, osonlashadi (As time goes by, it gets easier). The set phrase borgan sari means more and more.

Examples (6)

  1. U uyi sari yoʻl oldi.

    He set off toward his home.

    Word by Word: He home-his toward road took.

  2. Karvon togʻlar sari yoʻl oldi.

    The caravan set off toward the mountains.

    Word by Word: Caravan mountains toward road took.

  3. Qushlar janub sari uchib ketdi.

    The birds flew away toward the south.

    Word by Word: Birds south toward flying went.

  4. Oʻsimliklar yorugʻlik sari intiladi.

    Plants reach toward the light.

    Word by Word: Plants light toward strive.

  5. Jamoa yangi gʻalabalar sari intilmoqda.

    The team is striving toward new victories.

    Word by Word: Team new victories toward is-striving.

    Sari can point toward a goal, not only a place.

  6. Biz kelajak sari dadil qadam tashlaymiz.

    We are stepping boldly toward the future.

    Word by Word: We future toward bold step throw.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting sari before the noun.

    U sari uyi yoʻl oldi.
    U uyi sari yoʻl oldi.

    Sari is a postposition, so it always comes after its noun, like tomon.

  • Using sari for the place where something happens (meant: I work at the school).

    Men maktab sari ishlayman.
    Men maktabda ishlayman.

    Sari shows movement or striving toward something. For the place where something happens, use -da.

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