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Meaning groups of verbs, relational and tense forms

Lessons 52–55 · 4 lessons · N. Mahmudov, A. Nurmonov, A. Sobirov, D. Nabiyeva. Ona tili (Uzbek language), Grade 6. Tasvir Publishing House, 2017 (4th edition)
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Meaning groups of verbs

Textbook: pp. 83–84
GoalDistinguish the meaning groups of verbs (speech, mental, physical activity and state verbs).
New words
speech verb · nutqiy faoliyat fe’limental verb · aqliy faoliyat fe’liphysical-activity verb · jismoniy faoliyat fe’listate verb · holat fe’li
Explanation

Verbs divide into meaning groups by the kind of action or state they express. Speech verbs relate to speaking: gapirmoq, aytmoq, so‘ramoq (to ask), javob bermoq (to answer), so‘zlamoq. Mental verbs relate to thinking: o‘ylamoq (to think), bilmoq (to know), anglamoq (to understand), eslamoq (to remember). Physical-activity verbs are jobs done with the body: yugurmoq (to run), yozmoq (to write), qurmoq (to build), sakramoq (to jump), ekmoq (to sow). State verbs express a condition or feeling: uxlamoq (to sleep), quvonmoq (to rejoice), charchamoq (to get tired), sarg‘aymoq (to turn yellow). A verb may sometimes fall between groups, so we decide from the meaning in the sentence.

Worked examples
Speech: The teacher asked a question. Mental: I thought about this problem.
Physical: The farmer picked cotton. State: The child got tired.
Class activity

“Four groups”: the four meaning groups are written on the board; children stick verb cards under the right group.

Practice
1
Find the mental verb: yugurdi, o‘yladi, uxladi.
2
Group: aytdi, qurdi, bildi, quvondi.
3
Give one verb from each group.
4
Why is charchadi a state verb?