Significado
To be caught.
Contexto cultural
In Uzbek neighborhoods (Mahallas), being caught doing something wrong is often a communal event. The phrase implies that the community's moral standards have been enforced. In tales of Afandi (Nasreddin Hodja), he often uses his wit to make sure greedy people 'qo'lga tushadi' (get caught) in their own traps. With the rise of Telegram in Uzbekistan, 'qo'lga tushmoq' is now frequently used for people whose private messages or videos are leaked online. The phrase is used in official news but is considered slightly less formal than 'ushlanmoq' (to be detained).
Remember the Case
Always use '-ga' with 'qo'l'. 'Qo'lni tushmoq' or 'Qo'lda tushmoq' are incorrect.
Not for Sports
Don't use this for catching a ball. It makes you sound like the ball is a criminal!
Significado
To be caught.
Remember the Case
Always use '-ga' with 'qo'l'. 'Qo'lni tushmoq' or 'Qo'lda tushmoq' are incorrect.
Not for Sports
Don't use this for catching a ball. It makes you sound like the ball is a criminal!
Causative Power
Change 'tushmoq' to 'tushirmoq' to say YOU caught someone. It's a very useful grammar hack.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'qo'lga tushmoq'.
O'g'ri politsiya tomonidan kecha ____.
The sentence is in the past tense and refers to 'the thief' (3rd person).
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
Choose the correct usage:
The idiom is used for being caught in a wrongdoing, not for catching objects.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Nega darsga kirmading? B: Ustozga ____, endi direktorga boraman.
The speaker was caught by the teacher.
Match the situation to the phrase.
A hacker is found by the FBI.
The hacker was caught.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosO'g'ri politsiya tomonidan kecha ____.
The sentence is in the past tense and refers to 'the thief' (3rd person).
Choose the correct usage:
The idiom is used for being caught in a wrongdoing, not for catching objects.
A: Nega darsga kirmading? B: Ustozga ____, endi direktorga boraman.
The speaker was caught by the teacher.
A hacker is found by the FBI.
The hacker was caught.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNot usually. For falling in love, use 'sevib qolmoq'. However, in poetic contexts, you might say you fell into the 'snare' (domiga tushmoq) of love.
95% of the time, yes. It implies you were doing something you shouldn't have been doing.
'Ushlanmoq' is 'to be detained' (formal/legal). 'Qo'lga tushmoq' is 'to be caught' (idiomatic/general).
Yes, if a wolf is caught by a hunter, you can say 'Bo'ri qo'lga tushdi'.
Use 'Men uni qo'lga tushirdim'.
No, it is a standard idiom used in news and formal speech, but it's also very common in casual talk.
No, it's figurative. You can be caught by a camera or a computer system and still use this phrase.
Yes! 'Yolg'on ustida qo'lga tushdim' is a perfect sentence.
Yes, 'qolga' (without the apostrophe) would mean 'to the remaining', which makes no sense here.
No. Use 'avtobusga ulgurmoq' (to be on time for the bus).
Frases relacionadas
Qo'lga olmoq
contrastTo arrest or take into custody.
Tuzoqqa tushmoq
similarTo fall into a trap.
Fosh bo'lmoq
builds onTo be exposed.
Ushlanmoq
synonymTo be caught/detained.
