Tushunmoq

Tushunmoq is an Uzbek verb meaning to understand, comprehend, or grasp. It is widely used in everyday speech, education, media, and formal prose to indicate that a person has grasped a concept, instruction, or situation. The infinitive form is tushunmoq, and the word belongs to the finite verb system of Uzbek, inflecting for person and tense.

In usage, tushunmoq is typically transitive, taking a direct object such as a statement, text, or idea. The verb follows standard Uzbek conjugation patterns. Present tense forms include tushunaman (I understand), tushunasiz (you understand), tushunadi (he/she/it understands). Past tense forms include tushundim (I understood), tushunding (you understood), tushundi (he/she/it understood). Negative forms include tushunmayman (I do not understand) and tushunmaysiz (you do not understand). The future tense is formed with the same finite-system logic as other Uzbek verbs.

Related forms include tushunish (the act or faculty of understanding), tushuntirish (an explanation or clarification), and tushunmovchilik (incomprehension or lack of understanding). The adjective tushunarlik means understandable, while tushunarsiz means incomprehensible.

Usage notes: tushunmoq often appears in both everyday conversation and academic or instructional contexts. It can convey not only factual understanding but also the process of coming to understand something, especially after explanation or consideration. Common phrases include “buni tushundim” (I understood this) and “bu matnni tushunish qiyin” (understanding this text is difficult).

Examples:

- Men bu matnni tushunaman.

- U gapni tushunmadi.

- Bu mavzu to’liq tushunilgan deb hisoblanadi.