qoyadigan
Qoyadigan is a present active participle form in Uzbek grammar, derived from the verb qoy- meaning “to put” or “to place.” It denotes an agent who performs the action or the action of placing in a general, habitual, or relative sense. In usage, qoyadigan typically functions as an attributive modifier preceding a noun or as part of a relative clause, similar to English “the one who places” or “placing.”
- The participle is formed with the suffix -adigan attached to the verb stem (qo‘y-), yielding qoyadigan.
- It can modify a noun directly: stolga kitoblarni qo‘yadigan odam (the person who places books on
- It can introduce a relative clause: Men qabul qilayotgan daftarni qo‘yadigan odam kim? (Who is the
- In addition to -adigan, Uzbek also has other participial forms such as -ayotgan (the one who is
- The form is commonly found in written Uzbek and in formal or descriptive prose.
- It can also function as a nominal-like expression in some contexts, though the more typical relative-clause
Overall, qoyadigan is a productive and widely understood Präsens-aktiv participle used to describe agents of placing