Lingofly-lar — the plural
There is exactly one plural: the suffix -lar sticks to the word and never changes. doʻstlar — friends, nonlar — flatbreads, bolalar — children. Vowel harmony does not touch -lar: it is the same after any word. For example: “Doʻstlar bozorda.” — Friends at the bazaar. A rule from the Uzbek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
There is exactly one plural: the suffix -lar sticks to the word and never changes. doʻstlar — friends, nonlar — flatbreads, bolalar — children. Vowel harmony does not touch -lar: it is the same after any word.
After a number -lar is not used: ikki non — "two flatbreads", never "nonlar". The number has already said "many", and saying it twice is not done. The same suffix lives on pronouns: ular — "they", sizlar — "you all".
One suffix for everything is a luxury English does not have. English plurals split into -s, -es, -ies and a pile of irregulars. This suffix glues on as the same block every time.
By example
- Doʻstlar bozorda.Friends at the bazaar
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Plural in Uzbek?
There is exactly one plural: the suffix -lar sticks to the word and never changes. doʻstlar — friends, nonlar — flatbreads, bolalar — children. Vowel harmony does not touch -lar: it is the same after any word.
What does -lar mean?
There is exactly one plural: the suffix -lar sticks to the word and never changes. doʻstlar — friends, nonlar — flatbreads, bolalar — children. Vowel harmony does not touch -lar: it is the same after any word.
How to say friends in Uzbek?
There is exactly one plural: the suffix -lar sticks to the word and never changes. doʻstlar — friends, nonlar — flatbreads, bolalar — children. Vowel harmony does not touch -lar: it is the same after any word.
Why no -lar after numbers?
After a number -lar is not used: ikki non — "two flatbreads", never "nonlar". The number has already said "many", and saying it twice is not done. The same suffix lives on pronouns: ular — "they", sizlar — "you all".
What does it look like in a Uzbek example sentence?
“Doʻstlar bozorda.” — Friends at the bazaar. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.