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The noun
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 69–72
GoalKnow the noun, its questions and its singular and plural use.
New words
noun · otsingular · birlikplural · ko‘plikproper noun · atoqli ot
Explanation
A noun is the name of a person or thing. We ask it Kim? Kimlar? Nima? Nimalar? or Qayer? Nouns are used in the singular and plural. The plural is made with -lar: daraxt – daraxtlar. Names of people and places (Madina, Samarqand) begin with a capital letter.
Worked examples
Kim? – shifokor (doctor), qiz. Kimlar? – shifokorlar. Nima? – daftar. Nimalar? – daftarlar. Qayer? – maktab (school), bog‘ (garden).
Madina Samarqanddan kelgan mehmonlarni kutib oldi. (Madina welcomed the guests who came from Samarqand.) Madina and Samarqand begin with capitals.
Class activity
“House of nouns”: children sort written words into “Kim?” and “Nima?” columns, then change them to the plural.
Practice
1
Find the nouns: bola, chiroyli, daryo, o‘ynadi, kitoblar.
bola, daryo, kitoblar
2
Write in the plural: gul, o‘qituvchi, qush.
gullar, o‘qituvchilar, qushlar
3
Which word takes a capital: toshkent or bog‘?
Toshkent (the name of a place)