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Paired adjectives and their spelling
Textbook: p. 141
GoalFind paired adjectives and write them with a hyphen.
New words
paired adjective · juft sifathyphen · chiziqchaopposite meaning · zid ma’no
Explanation
An adjective made of two close or opposite bases is a paired adjective. Its parts are written with a hyphen: shirin-shakar (sweet as sugar), past-baland (low and high), katta-kichik (big and small), oq-qora (white and black). Pairs of close meaning intensify the attribute: shirin-shakar. Pairs of opposite meaning show variety: past-baland tog‘lar (hills high and low). If the parts are linked with -u or -yu, the link is hyphenated to the first part and the second part is written separately: yakka-yu yagona.
Worked examples
The road went between hills high and low.
He was an only son.
Class activity
“Find the pairs”: make paired adjectives from opposites (katta, past, yaxshi, qora) and write them with a hyphen.
Practice
1
How are the parts of a paired adjective written?
With a hyphen.
2
Write correctly: kattakichik, pastbaland, oq qora.
Katta-kichik, past-baland, oq-qora.
3
Write yakka yu yagona correctly.
Yakka-yu yagona: -yu is hyphenated to the first word.
4
Why is past-baland a paired adjective of opposite bases?
Because past (low) and baland (high) are opposites.