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Conditional mood
Textbook: pp. 101–102
GoalForm the conditional mood and know its meanings.
New words
conditional mood · shart mayliconditional suffix · -sawish · orzusupposition · taxmin
Explanation
The verb form expressing an action or state that is a condition for another action, and also a wish, is the conditional mood. It is made with -sa and takes person-number suffixes: yozsam, yozsang, yozsa, yozsak, yozsangiz, yozsalar. With the incomplete verbs edi, ekan the conditional expresses a wish: Kelsa edi! (also in the form -saydi: kelsaydi) (If only he would come!). With the word kerak it expresses supposition: U kelsa kerak (He will probably come).
Worked examples
If it rains, we will stay at home. If you read a lot, you will become knowledgeable.
If only spring came sooner. He is probably at home now.
Class activity
“If...”: one child starts “Agar yomg‘ir yog‘sa...” and the next continues the conditional sentence.
Practice
1
Which is the suffix of the conditional mood?
-sa
2
Write o‘qimoq in the conditional for the singular persons.
o‘qisam, o‘qisang, o‘qisa.
3
Compose a sentence with the meaning of a wish: yog‘moq (snow).
Qor yog‘sa edi! (If only it would snow!)
4
Why does “U kelsa kerak” express supposition?
The conditional with the word kerak gives the meaning of supposition.