shakllarini

Shakllarini is a grammatical form in Uzbek that marks a plural noun phrase as a definite direct object. It is built from shakllar (the shapes or forms) with the third-person plural possessive suffix -lari to yield shakllari, meaning “their shapes,” and then the definite direct object suffix -ni is added to form shakllarini. The result functions as the object of a verb and translates roughly as “their shapes” in a context where ownership is understood or previously established.

Usage of shakllarini occurs when a known or definite set of shapes is the thing acted upon. The owner of the shapes may be explicit or inferred from discourse; in many sentences, the possessive information is understood from context, while the -ni marking ensures the noun phrase is treated as a specific, definite object. In practice, this form demonstrates how Uzbek combines number, possession, and case endings in a single noun phrase.

Examples illustrate its function in sentences such as: Rassom shakllarini chizdi, meaning “The artist drew their shapes” or “The artist drew the shapes.” The exact interpretation of ownership depends on the surrounding context, and shakllarini can refer to shapes belonging to a previously mentioned group or to shapes known to the listener. The form is one of several patterns in Uzbek that show how suffixes encode plurality, possession, and grammatical case within a single word.

See also: shakl, shakllar, possessive suffixes in Uzbek, direct object marker -ni, Turkish and other Turkic language suffix systems.