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Paired verbs
Textbook: p. 81
GoalIdentify paired and repeated verbs and write them with a hyphen.
New words
paired verb · juft fe’lrepeated verb · takroriy fe’lhyphen · chiziqchasudden action · kutilmagan harakat
Explanation
Verbs made of a pair of verbs, answering one question and acting as one sentence part are paired verbs: oldi-qo‘ydi, ketdi-qoldi, yozdi-qo‘ydi, sindi-qoldi. Paired verbs express a quick and unexpected action. Their parts are always written with a hyphen. Paired verbs formed by repeating a stem are also called repeated verbs: ishlay-ishlay (working and working), kuta-kuta (waiting and waiting), o‘yladi-o‘yladi (thought and thought). Their parts are also hyphenated. Pairs like oldi-berdi and bordi-keldi have passed into the noun class: oldi-berdi (dealings, trade).
Worked examples
He took the watch off just like that. The car suddenly broke down.
I got tired of waiting and waiting. He found it by working and working.
Class activity
“Where is the hyphen?”: the teacher says paired and repeated verbs and children write them with hyphens.
Practice
1
How are the parts of a paired verb written?
With a hyphen.
2
Find the repeated verb: kuta-kuta, oldi, sayr etdi.
kuta-kuta
3
Make a paired verb from ketdi and qoldi and write it.
ketdi-qoldi
4
Why is oldi-berdi counted as a noun, not a paired verb?
It has become a noun: it names the idea of “dealings”, not an action.