qaytarib

Qaytarib is a non-finite verb form used in Uzbek and related Turkic languages. It is derived from the verb root qaytar-, meaning "to return" or "to give back," and it is formed with the converb suffix -ib. As a result, qaytarib is classified as an adverbial participle (converb) rather than a finite verb, and it typically serves to connect actions within a single predicate or clause.

In use, qaytarib conveys a sense of accompanying, sequential, or causally related action and is employed to express actions like "returning" in English, or to indicate the manner or circumstance of the action described by the main verb. The form is non-finite, so it does not carry its own subject or tense; instead, it modifies or relates to the main verb or clause and may appear in complex predicates with auxiliary verbs or other verbs.

Qaytarib occurs in formal, literary, and everyday Uzbek, and is part of a broader Turkic system of converbal forms that provide additional nuance without creating new verbs. It is closely related to the base verb qaytarish and to other converb forms derived from the same root.

See also: qaytarish, converbal participle, Uzbek grammar.