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Meaning groups of numerals
Textbook: pp. 161–162
GoalKnow the meaning groups of numerals.
New words
cardinal numeral · miqdor sonordinal numeral · tartib songroup · guruh
Explanation
Numerals show the amount or the order of things. They fall into two groups: cardinal (quantity) numerals and ordinal numerals. Quantity numerals divide further by the kind of quantity into six: counting (besh), piece (beshta), approximate (beshtacha, o‘nlab), distributive (beshtadan), collective (beshov) and fractional (beshdan bir). Ordinal numerals show sequence: beshinchi. Each kind has its own suffix and question. In the next lessons we study them one by one.
Worked examples
Besh, beshta, beshtadan, beshov are quantity numerals.
Beshinchi is an ordinal numeral.
Class activity
“Table”: make all types from one number (e.g. uch) and write them in a table: uch, uchta, uchtacha, uchtadan, uchov, uchdan bir, uchinchi.
Practice
1
Which two groups do numerals divide into?
Cardinal and ordinal numerals.
2
Name the six kinds of cardinal numerals.
Counting, piece, approximate, distributive, collective, fractional.
3
Name the kind: ikkinchi, to‘rttadan, yarim.
Ordinal; distributive; fractional.
4
Why is beshinchi an ordinal, not a cardinal numeral?
Because it answers nechanchi? and shows sequence.