Pronouns and Personal Predicate Endings
Pronouns
men - i
biz - we
sen - you
siz - you
(plural or formal singular)
u - he/she/they (singular)
ular - they (plural)
💡sen is 'you' for informal, used with people younger or of the same age that you've known a while; siz is used for an older person or someone with high social status
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To indicate plural (rather than politeness towards one person), one may say sizlar instead of siz. Sometimes, one may say senlar to address multiple people.
Notes on pronunciations
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In some Uzbek regions, men and sen are pronounced like man and san. ​
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The "u" in u and ular is pronounced briefly (listen to audio for reference).
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In biz and siz, the "b" and "s" are pronounced firmly. Also make sure to clearly pronounce the "z" (not like an "s").
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The "s" in sen is pronounced softly.
Personal Predicate Endings
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In English, there is a separate verb for being—"to be". In Uzbek, to be is represented by a suffix.
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These suffixes are added to the noun/adjective that is being used as a predicate
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A predicate is the part of the sentence which states something about the subject
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The suffixes are: -man, -san, -*, -miz, -siz, -lar/ular
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*There is no suffix for "u" i.e. he/she/they
Examples:
The word "kasal" means sick. Therefore...
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Men kasalman - I am sick.
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Biz kasalmiz - We are sick
Notice how the structure subject + object + verb is utilized in the above examples.
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lar is used to make objects plural too
Example:
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O’zbeklar - Uzbeks
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Introducing Yourself
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Men Feruzaman. - I am Feruza.