Pronouns in Uzbek
26 words in Uzbek on the topic “pronouns”: men — I, sen — you (informal), siz — you (polite), u — he, she.
26 words on the topic
- senyou (informal)Only for the close, peers and juniors. To an elder or a stranger — siz at once, and the verb beside it is different.
- sizyou (polite)The polite "you" — to one person included. The verb takes the tail -siz.
- uhe, sheOne word for "he" and "she": there is no gender, and context tells who it is. The same word points into the distance: "that".
- bizweThe verb beside biz takes -miz: boramiz — we go. The pronoun itself is usually dropped: the tail has said it all.
- sizlaryou (all)"siz" plus -lar: a boosted "you all" — to a group. The verb beside it is the same as with polite siz.
- meningmyIt does not stand by itself: the noun takes the tail — "uyim", "my house". The pronoun says whose, and the possession is carried by the tail.
- seningyour (informal)nasal ng as in sing
- bizningournasal ng as in sing
- sizningyour (polite)nasal ng as in sing
- uninghis, her, theirnasal ng as in sing
- oʻzone's owna rounded oʻ between o and yo
- oʻzimmyselfa rounded oʻ between o and yo
- har birieach oneAssembled of "har" — each, and "biri" — one of them. The verb after it goes in the singular: each has one.
- istalgananyFrom istamoq — to want: literally "as desired". So the question of choice is answered: "Istalgan" — "whichever you want".
- oʻshathata rounded oʻ in oʻsha
- hech qandayno (kind of)a light h and a deep throat q
- kimdirsomeoneAssembled of "kim" — who, and the indefinite piece -dir. A knock at the door is explained exactly by kimdir.
- biror narsasomething"Bir narsa" is learned as "one thing"; the piece "biror" adds "of no matter which kind". So one asks about the guest's wish.
- hech narsanothingThe pair of "hech qanday" for things: not a single object. "Hech narsa yoʻq" from a guest — a polite "nothing needed", not about hunger.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
men — I. The linking tail attaches straight to the word: "men … -man" — "I am". In speech the pronoun is often dropped.
sen — you (informal). Only for the close, peers and juniors. To an elder or a stranger — siz at once, and the verb beside it is different.
siz — you (polite). The polite "you" — to one person included. The verb takes the tail -siz.
u — he, she. One word for "he" and "she": there is no gender, and context tells who it is. The same word points into the distance: "that".
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “I” in Uzbek?
The linking tail attaches straight to the word: "men … -man" — "I am". In speech the pronoun is often dropped.
- How do you say “my” in Uzbek?
It does not stand by itself: the noun takes the tail — "uyim", "my house". The pronoun says whose, and the possession is carried by the tail.
- How do you say “the whole” in Uzbek?
Of the whole without remainder: "butun hafta" — the whole week. "Butun non" — a whole flatbread: it is shared without cutting.
- How do you say “no (kind of)” in Uzbek?
It requires a second negation beside it — "yoʻq" or "emas": without it the phrase is unsaid. A refusal is built exactly by it.
- How do you say “you (polite)” in Uzbek?
The polite "you" — to one person included. The verb takes the tail -siz.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “I” in Uzbek?
«men». The linking tail attaches straight to the word: "men … -man" — "I am". In speech the pronoun is often dropped. It is one of 26 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.
How many pronouns do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 26 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.