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Collective numerals and their formation
Textbook: p. 167
GoalForm and write collective numerals.
New words
collective numeral · jamlovchi son-ov (all of the) · -ov-ala (both, all) · -ala
Explanation
Numerals that gather a quantity are collective numerals. They are made with -ov, -ala, -ovlon: ikkov, ikkala, ikkovlon (both); uchov, uchala (all three); beshov, beshala (all five). These suffixes are added only to numbers from two to ten. When added to a numeral ending in a vowel, the stem’s final i drops: ikki+ov = ikkov, olti+ala = oltala. A collective numeral can stand in place of a noun: Ikkala o‘rtog‘im keldi (Both my friends came), Uchovimiz bordik (All three of us went). The suffixes are joined to the stem.
Worked examples
Both my friends came.
All five of us set out on a trip.
Class activity
“Collect”: add -ov or -ala to numbers 2 to 10 and use them in sentences.
Practice
1
What does a collective numeral show?
It gathers the quantity of things.
2
Form with -ov and -ala: ikki, uch, olti.
Ikkov, ikkala; uchov, uchala; oltov, oltala.
3
From which numbers are collective numerals formed?
From numbers two to ten.
4
Why does ikki+ov become ikkov?
When the suffix is added to a vowel-final stem, the final i drops.