LingoflySport qilmoq, oʻynamoq, bilan shugʻullanmoq: what you do
English "to do sports" splits into three frames here, and each comes with its own set of words. For example: “Men har hafta sport qilaman.” — I do sports every week. A rule from the Uzbek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
English "to do sports" splits into three frames here, and each comes with its own set of words.
The general way is "to do": sport qilmoq. To play is oʻynamoq, and there is no "at" in it: basketbol oʻynamoq is literally "basketball play".
To pursue seriously is bilan shugʻullanmoq: yoga bilan shugʻullanmoq — "to be occupied with yoga". To attend classes is bormoq with -ga: gimnastikaga boraman — "I go to gymnastics".
To take part is qatnashmoq with -da: musobaqada qatnashmoq. And there is one question: Qaysi sport bilan shugʻullanasiz? — "which sport do you pursue?"
Table
| frame | with what | example | in plain words |
|---|---|---|---|
| qilmoq | no ending | sport qilmoq | to do sports |
| oʻynamoq | direct object | basketbol oʻynamoq | to play basketball |
| bilan shugʻullanmoq | with -bilan | yoga bilan shugʻullanmoq | to pursue yoga |
| bormoq | with -ga | gimnastikaga borish | to go to gymnastics |
| qatnashmoq | with -da | musobaqada qatnashmoq | to take part in a competition |
| kuzatmoq | direct object | oʻyinni kuzatmoq | to watch a game |
By example
- Qizim gimnastikaga boradi.My daughter goes to gymnastics.
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
what you do: how does it work in Uzbek?
English "to do sports" splits into three frames here, and each comes with its own set of words.
What does it look like in a Uzbek example sentence?
“Men har hafta sport qilaman.” — I do sports every week. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.