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Paired and repeated pronouns and their spelling
Textbook: pp. 39–40
GoalKnow the spelling of paired and repeated pronouns and words and phrases formed from pronouns.
New words
paired pronoun · juft olmoshrepeated pronoun · takroriy olmoshself-willed · o‘zboshimchaset phrase · ibora
Explanation
A paired pronoun is made by using two different pronouns with close meanings together: u-bu (this and that), sen-men (you and I), siz-biz. In a repeated pronoun one pronoun is said twice: kim-kim, nima-nima, o‘sha-o‘sha. In both kinds a hyphen is put between the parts. Pronouns also serve as a base for making new words: from the pronouns “o‘z” and “men” adjectives such as o‘zboshimcha (self-willed), o‘zbilarmon (know-it-all), manman (conceited) were formed. Combinations like o‘zidan ketmoq (to lose oneself), o‘ziga kelmoq (to come round) are set phrases: their overall meaning cannot be understood by translating their words one by one.
Worked examples
U-bu haqida gapirib o‘tirmay, ishga kirishdik (Without talking about this and that, we got down to work). — a paired pronoun, with a hyphen.
Bayramda kim-kim kelganini daftarga yozib qo‘ydim (I wrote down in a notebook who all came to the party). — a repeated pronoun, with a hyphen.
Class activity
“We add the hyphen”: the teacher dictates words; you write paired and repeated pronouns with a hyphen.
Practice
1
How are paired and repeated pronouns written?
Their parts are written with a hyphen.
2
Write one example of a paired and one of a repeated pronoun.
Paired: sen-men; repeated: kim-kim.
3
Which word class is “o‘zboshimcha” and how was it formed?
An adjective; formed on the base of the pronoun “o‘z”.
4
Why is “o‘ziga kelmoq” a set phrase?
Because its meaning (to regain consciousness) differs from the meanings of the separate words.