Kitobingizni

Kitobingizni is a word in Uzbek that combines the noun kitob (book) with two suffixes to convey possession and function. It literally means “your book” when used as a definite direct object, indicating that the book belongs to the listener and is the object of an action.

Morphology and syntax are straightforward: kitob is the base noun, -ingiz is the second-person possessive suffix meaning “your” (addressed to one or more listeners in formal or plural form), and -ni is the definite direct-object suffix marking the noun as the object of the verb. The order is kitob + -ingiz + ni, and the result is written as a single word: kitobingizni. This form shows both ownership and definiteness within a transitive clause.

Usage and examples illustrate its role in sentence structure. It is used with transitive verbs to show that the action targets the listener’s book. Examples include: Kitobingizni o’qing. (Please read your book.) Iltimos, kitobingizni menga bering. (Please give me your book.) The phrase can be inflected for different tenses or moods by changing the verb while keeping kitobingizni as the direct object.

Notes on variation: kitobingizni is part of a broader pattern in Uzbek where possessive suffixes combine with case suffixes to form object phrases. Other forms replace -ingiz with other possessive endings (e.g., kitobimni, your book vs my book), yielding corresponding meanings while following the same surface order.