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Review of voices, functional verb forms, the verbal noun

Lessons 32–35 · 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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Consolidation

Textbook: pp. 51–52
GoalReview the verb, action and state verbs, transitive and intransitive verbs and voices.
New words
verb · fe’lvoice · nisbattransitive · o‘timlidoer · bajaruvchi
Explanation

The verb answers “what to do?” and “what to become?” and expresses an action or state. Action verbs express physical activity (yozdi), state verbs an inner feeling or a change of state (sarg‘aydi). Verbs linking with a word in the accusative are transitive; others are intransitive. Voices show the doer’s role: active (yozdi), reflexive (yuvindi), passive (yozildi), causative (yozdirdi), cooperative (yozishdi). The choice among -n/-in, -l/-il, -sh/-ish depends on whether the stem ends in a vowel or consonant; for the causative we use -t, -dir/-tir, -giz and others.

Worked examples
The farmer sowed wheat (active, transitive). The wheat was sown (passive). The farmers sowed together (cooperative).
The girl combed her hair (reflexive). She had the girl’s hair combed (causative).
Class activity

“Voice ladder”: groups take turns saying 5 voice forms of one verb stem and use each in a sentence.

Practice
1
Find the verb and its voice: Eshik ochildi.
2
From the stem kiy form the reflexive and causative.
3
Separate action and state verbs: chopdi, qizardi, yozdi, ulg‘aydi.
4
Why is the verb in “Bola uxladi” intransitive?