LingoflySuffixes in place of prepositions: -ga, -da, -dan
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand". For example: “Men Toshkentda yashayman.” — I live in Tashkent. A rule from the Uzbek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand".
The order is reversed against English: the word stands first, the role arrives after it. "I live in Tashkent" is Men Toshkentda yashayman — and the verb closes the sentence.
Two more suffixes earn their place early. -ni marks the direct object ("choyni" — the tea that gets drunk), and -ning means "whose" ("Alining doʻsti" — Ali's friend). They arrive with the first talk about people and things.
Table
| Suffix | What it means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ga | to, for | Toshkentga — to Tashkent |
| -da | in, at | Toshkentda — in Tashkent |
| -dan | from | Samarqanddan — from Samarkand |
| -ni | whom, what (object) | choyni — the tea (the one being drunk) |
| -ning | whose | Alining doʻsti — Ali's friend |
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Suffixes instead of prepositions in Uzbek?
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand".
What do -ga -da -dan mean?
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand".
How to say in Tashkent in Uzbek?
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand".
Are there cases in Uzbek?
There are no prepositions here — suffixes after the word do their work. -ga says "to, for": Toshkentga — "to Tashkent". -da says "in, at": Toshkentda — "in Tashkent". -dan — "from": Samarqanddan — "from Samarkand".
What does it look like in a Uzbek example sentence?
“Men Toshkentda yashayman.” — I live in Tashkent. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.