yechilmoqda

Yeçilmoqda is a verb form in Uzbek grammar that expresses an ongoing action performed on the subject by an unspecified agent. In English terms, it corresponds to “is being X-ed,” where X is the root verb. The exact meaning depends on the root verb attached to this form.

Morphology and formation

Yeçilmoqda is produced from a verb stem by combining a passive participle marker with the present continuous suffix. The general pattern involves adding the passive marker -il- to form a passive stem, followed by the present continuous suffix -moqda. The result is a finite, present-time clause that describes a process in which the action is happening to the subject rather than performed by the subject.

Usage

The form is used to describe processes or actions that are currently taking place and affecting the subject. The agent performing the action may be explicit (for example, stated with a phrase like by someone) or implicit. Yeçilmoqda can be negated with forms such as yechilmayapti to indicate that the action is not currently taking place, or yechilmayotgan would emphasize ongoing non-occurrence in some contexts.

Examples and variation

As with other Uzbek verb forms, yeçilmoqda agrees with tense and aspect through its suffixes. It is part of a larger system that includes other passive and non-passive constructions, as well as negative and interrogative variants. The exact interpretation can depend on the root verb it attaches to, and assimilation rules may alter the phonology of the form in regular speech.

See also

Uzbek grammar; Passive voice; Present continuous aspect.