Kitobimni

Kitobimni is a grammatical form in Uzbek that marks a definite direct object, translating roughly to “my book” when that book is the object of the verb. It is formed by attaching the first-person singular possessive suffix -im to the base noun kitob (book), yielding kitobim, and then adding the definite direct object suffix -ni to produce kitobimni. The result identifies both ownership and definiteness of the object.

In usage, the -ni object marker is placed after the possessed noun, signaling that the speaker’s specific book is being referred to. Examples include Kitobimni o'qing, meaning “Read my book,” and Kitobimni toping, meaning “Find my book.” The form can appear in sentences with various tenses and moods, and the possessed noun may be pluralized with corresponding possessive and object markers (e.g., kitoblarimni for “my books” with -ni).

Notes on grammar and variation: the suffix sequence encodes ownership (my) and definiteness (the definite object). The exact form changes with other possessors (kitobingni = your book, kitoblarimni = my books, etc.). In standard Uzbek, the combination of possessive suffixes and the object marker -ni is used to clearly mark the object as both owned by the speaker and definite, guiding verb agreement and sentence interpretation.