Word Order (SOV)

Uzbek follows Subject-Object-Verb word order. Unlike English (SVO), the verb always comes at the end of the sentence.

Basic Pattern

In English you say "I read a book" (Subject-Verb-Object). In Uzbek, the order is Subject-Object-Verb:

Men kitob o'qiyman.

I read a book.

Literal: I — book — read

U choy ichadi.

He/She drinks tea.

Literal: He/She — tea — drinks

Biz maktabga boramiz.

We go to school.

Literal: We — to school — go

In questions, the word order stays the same — just add a question word or the question suffix -mi:

Siz nima ichaysiz?

What do you drink?

Literal: You — what — drink?

U talabami?

Is he/she a student?

Literal: He/She — student-?