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Review of pronouns, possessive and case forms
Textbook: pp. 137–138
GoalReview what was learned about pronouns, possessive and case forms.
New words
pronoun · olmoshpossessive form · egalik shaklicase · kelishikdeclension · turlanish
Explanation
A pronoun is used in place of words such as nouns, adjectives and numerals, or of a phrase or sentence, pointing to them without naming them itself. By meaning, pronouns are divided into personal, reflexive, demonstrative, interrogative, defining, negative and indefinite. Possessive suffixes show that an object belongs to someone: kitobim, kitobing, kitobi. Case suffixes link words to one another in a sentence; there are six cases: nominative, genitive, accusative, dative-directional, locative and ablative. The changing of a nominal with possessive and case suffixes is called declension.
Worked examples
Mening ukam senga kitobini berdi (My younger brother gave you his book) — possessive and case: mening, senga, kitobini.
Kimdir uyimizda o‘zimizga yoqqan qo‘shiq aytdi (Someone sang a song we liked in our house) — indefinite and reflexive pronouns.
Class activity
Pronoun table: each pupil says a pronoun of one type and the group places it by type.
Practice
1
In place of what is a pronoun used?
In place of a noun, adjective or numeral.
2
How many cases are there? List them.
Six: nominative, genitive, accusative, dative-directional, locative, ablative.
3
Find the possessive and case suffixes in “Kitobingni menga ber”.
-ing — possessive; -ni — accusative; -ga — dative-directional.
4
Why are case suffixes important in a sentence?
Because they link words to one another.