I can talk about work — our office, our coworkers, and their company — and ask the person I'm talking to about their job and work.
Our, your, their: -miz, -ngiz, -lari
Our, your, their: -miz, -ngiz, -lari
Why: to talk about work: “our office”, “your manager”, “their company”.
“Our” is the ending -miz after a vowel and -imiz after a consonant: idoramiz, rahbarimiz. The word bizning can be left out.
“Your” is the -ngiz / -ingiz you already know: idorangiz, rahbaringiz. It is said to one person formally and to several people; to several people you can be more exact: sizlarning idorangiz.
“Their” is ularning with the “his, her” ending -si / -i or with -lari: ularning idorasi and ularning idoralari are both correct.
The end of the word changes as in lesson 3: darslik → darsligimiz, singil → singlimiz.
To ask about work: Kasbingiz nima? When you answer, don't forget the personal ending where English says “are”: Biz hamkasbmiz.
Common mistakes:
• ×bizning idora → bizning idoramiz;
• ×ularning rahbar → ularning rahbari;
• ×Biz hamkasb → Biz hamkasbmiz.
Six owners: my, your (sen), his, our, your (siz), their
After ularning both forms are correct: idorasi and idoralari.
| Whose | After a vowel: idora | After a consonant: rahbar |
|---|---|---|
| mening | idoram | rahbarim |
| sening | idorang | rahbaring |
| uning | idorasi | rahbari |
| bizning | idoramiz | rahbarimiz |
| sizning | idorangiz | rahbaringiz |
| ularning | idorasi / idoralari | rahbari / rahbarlari |
Lesson notes
Our, your, their: -miz, -ngiz, -lari
Why: to talk about work: “our office”, “your manager”, “their company”.
“Our” is the ending -miz after a vowel and -imiz after a consonant: idoramiz, rahbarimiz. The word bizning can be left out.
“Your” is the -ngiz / -ingiz you already know: idorangiz, rahbaringiz. It is said to one person formally and to several people; to several people you can be more exact: sizlarning idorangiz.
“Their” is ularning with the “his, her” ending -si / -i or with -lari: ularning idorasi and ularning idoralari are both correct.
The end of the word changes as in lesson 3: darslik → darsligimiz, singil → singlimiz.
To ask about work: Kasbingiz nima? When you answer, don't forget the personal ending where English says “are”: Biz hamkasbmiz.
Common mistakes:
• ×bizning idora → bizning idoramiz;
• ×ularning rahbar → ularning rahbari;
• ×Biz hamkasb → Biz hamkasbmiz.