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The numeral and its kinds

Lessons 68–71 · 4 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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Finding numerals with questions (2)

Textbook: Part 3, pp. 70–71
GoalUse numerals in sentences: the questions nechta? and qancha?, and the words -ta and nafar.
New words
person (counting word) · nafartable · jadvalpicture · rasmstory · hikoya
Explanation

Counting numerals often take the suffix -ta: bitta, ikkita, beshta, o‘nta. When we count people we can also use nafar: uch nafar do‘st (three friends). The noun after a numeral is not in the plural: uchta kitob (not “uchta kitoblar”), besh bola. A count can be written in words or in digits: 7 kun – yetti kun.

Worked examples
To‘rtta qush shoxda o‘tirdi. (Four birds sat on the branch.) – not “to‘rtta qushlar”.
Sinfimizda yigirma sakkiz nafar o‘quvchi bor. (There are twenty-eight pupils in our class.)
Class activity

Story from a picture: children count things in a picture, write 3 sentences and underline the numerals.

Practice
1
Choose the correct one: beshta daftar / beshta daftarlar.
2
Write the number in words: 12 kun.
3
Make a sentence with the word “nafar”.