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The clarifying conjunction
Textbook: p. 106
GoalKnow the function and punctuation of the clarifying conjunction (ya'ni).
New words
clarifying conjunction · aniqlov bog‘lovchisithat is · ya’nito clarify · aniqlamoqexplanation · izoh
Explanation
The conjunction ya’ni is the clarifying conjunction. It clarifies and explains a thought or word said before: Biz eng sevimli faslimizda, ya’ni bahorda, tog‘ga chiqamiz (In our favourite season, that is, in spring, we go up into the mountains). In writing, a comma is always put before the conjunction ya’ni. If the clarifying part comes in the middle of the sentence, it is set off with commas on both sides: Bayram, ya’ni Navro‘z, keldi (The holiday, that is Navruz, came). Ya’ni is a subordinating conjunction because it links the second part to the first as its explanation.
Worked examples
Dars soat ikkida, ya’ni tushdan keyin boshlanadi (The lesson starts at two, that is in the afternoon) — ya’ni explained “soat ikkida”.
Mening yurtim, ya’ni O‘zbekiston, go‘zal (My land, that is Uzbekistan, is beautiful) — ya’ni is set off by commas on both sides.
Class activity
“Ya’ni explanations”: a pupil says a word (Buxoro) and another explains it with “ya’ni” (ya’ni an ancient city).
Practice
1
What kind of conjunction is “ya’ni”?
The clarifying conjunction.
2
Place commas: Biz yozda ya’ni iyun oyida boramiz.
Biz yozda, ya’ni iyun oyida, boramiz.
3
Explain the word “poytaxt” using “ya’ni”.
Poytaxt, ya’ni davlatning bosh shahri (capital, that is the main city of a state).
4
Why is a comma always put before “ya’ni”?
Because it sets off the explaining part.