Yoqadi

Yoqadi is a common Uzbek verb form meaning "it pleases" or "is liked." It is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb yoq-, which means to please or to like. The form is used to express a subject’s positive evaluation of an object, idea, or experience.

Grammatical notes: The experiencer is typically expressed in the dative case (for example, menga, senga, sizga). The present tense suffix -adi attaches to the stem, following vowel harmony. The negative present is yoqmaydi, meaning "does not please," and the past tense is yoqdi, meaning "pleased."

Usage and examples: Menga bu kitob yoqadi. This book pleases me. Sizga bu mavzu yoqadimi? Do you like this topic? Menga bu kitob yoqdi. This book pleased me. Menga bu film yoqmaydi. This film does not please me.

Related forms: Yoqtirmoq means "to like" or "to please someone," often used when someone causes another person to like something. Yoqtirish is the act of liking or pleasing, and yoqish refers to a sense of liking or taste more generally.

In Uzbek usage, yoqadi appears in everyday speech and in literature to convey preference or approval. It functions as a core verb for expressing what is pleasing to someone, with the experiencer typically marked by a dative pronoun.