musobaqada

Musobaqada is a locative form of the Uzbek noun musobaqa, meaning “competition” or “contest.” The suffix -da marks location or context, so musobaqada roughly translates to “in the competition” or “at the competition.” It is commonly used to indicate that an action occurs within a contest, game, or tournament, or that someone is participating in it.

In usage, musobaqada appears with verbs that describe participation or performance. For example, U muqobil is not correct here; a typical sentence is: U musobaqada qatnashdi, meaning “He participated in the competition.” Another example: Jamoa musobaqada g'olib bo'ldi, meaning “The team won in the competition.” It can also describe the events surrounding the contest, such as: Musobaqada ishtirokchilar ko'paydi (The number of competitors in the competition increased).

Musobaqada is part of a set of related forms built from musobaqa, with musobaqaga meaning “to the competition” and musobaqadan meaning “from the competition.” These forms are used across sports, academic contests, music festivals, and other organized events to specify a relation to the contest.

Overall, musobaqada serves as a common grammatical and semantic marker for actions occurring within the context of a competition in Uzbek.