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The directional and the locative case

Lessons 34–36 · 3 lessons · M.E. Toirova (Part 1); D.D. Baynazarova and M.E. Toirova (Parts 2 and 4); D.D. Baynazarova (Part 3). Native Language (Ona tili) Grade 4, Parts 1–4. Novda Edutainment, Tashkent, 2023
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The locative case, o‘rin-payt kelishigi (1)

Textbook: Part 2, pp. 39–42
GoalKnow the locative case (o‘rin-payt kelishigi, -da) and find its questions.
New words
locative case · o‘rin-payt kelishigiplace · o‘rintime · paytautumn · kuz
Explanation

Nouns in the locative case take -da and answer Kimda? Nimada? Qayerda? It shows the place or time of an action: bog‘da o‘ynadi (place), bahorda gullaydi (time). A noun in the locative case is mainly joined to a verb. -da does not change after k and q: yurakda, qishloqda.

Worked examples
Kimda? – opamda (with my sister). Nimada? – sumkada (in the bag). Qayerda? – bog‘da (in the garden), qishloqda (in the village).
Kuzda barglar sarg‘ayadi. (In autumn leaves turn yellow.) Opamda yangi daftar bor. (My sister has a new notebook.)
Class activity

“Where, when?”: the teacher says a verb (o‘ynadi, o‘qidi) and children add a place or time word: “bog‘da o‘ynadi”.

Practice
1
Put into the locative case: maktab, qishloq, bahor.
2
Find the locative words: Biz kuzda bog‘da olma terdik. (In autumn we picked apples in the garden.)
3
Which questions does -da answer?