tagida / ostida
Under
tag and ost both name the underside. With -i and -da they mean under: Mushuk stol tagida (The cat is under the table).
How It Works
Like ustida, these are nouns with endings, placed after the noun they describe:
- tag + -i + -da → tagida: stol tagida (under the table), karavot tagida (under the bed).
- ost + -i + -da → ostida: koʻprik ostida (under the bridge), daraxt ostida (under a tree).
Which one? For things you can see and touch, both are correct, and tagida is the more everyday word. ostida is the one used in fixed phrases such as nazorat ostida (under control) and rahbarligi ostida (under the leadership of). Do not swap tagida into those phrases.
Movement. Change only the last ending: Toʻp stol tagiga kirdi (The ball went under the table), Toʻpni stol tagidan oldim (I took the ball from under the table). See koʻmakchi ot + kelishik.
tag alone also means the bottom of something: qozonning tagi (the bottom of the pot).
Examples (6)
- Mushuk stol tagida.
The cat is under the table.
Word by Word: Cat table underside-its-at.
- Sumkam stul tagida.
My bag is under the chair.
Word by Word: Bag-my chair underside-its-at.
- Koʻprik ostida daryo oqadi.
A river flows under the bridge.
Word by Word: Bridge underside-its-at river flows.
- Daraxt ostida dam oldik.
We rested under a tree.
Word by Word: Tree underside-its-at rest we-took.
- Toʻpni stol tagidan oldim.
I took the ball from under the table.
Word by Word: Ball-the table underside-its-from I-took.
tagidan means from under.
- Hamma narsa nazorat ostida.
Everything is under control.
Word by Word: All thing control underside-its-at.
A fixed phrase that uses ostida, not tagida.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the possessive -i.
Mushuk stol tagda.Mushuk stol tagida.tag needs its possessive ending before -da: tag + -i + -da → tagida.
Using tagida in a fixed phrase.
Hamma narsa nazorat tagida.Hamma narsa nazorat ostida.Fixed phrases for under in a wider sense, such as nazorat ostida (under control), use ostida.
How It Connects
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Builds on On Top Of.
Related Patterns
- ichidaInside
The same kind of place word for inside.
Level 2 - oldida / orqasidaIn Front of and Behind
The same kind of place word for in front of and behind.
Level 2 - yonidaNext to
The same kind of place word for next to.
Level 2 - Place Words With Different Endings
How tagiga and tagidan change the meaning to under and from under.
Level 3 - -dan (chiqish kelishigi)From: -dan
The -dan in tagidan (from under).
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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