LingoflyAfter a number, "-lar" is not added
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks". For example: “Men uch daftar oldim.” — I bought three notebooks. A rule from the Uzbek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks".
-lar lives for the cases where no number is named: daftarlar stol ustida — the notebooks are on the table. The moment a number is named, the tail leaves: uch daftar stol ustida.
The tens assemble just as simply: oʻn — ten, oʻn ikki — twelve — literally "ten-two". Counting beyond holds no surprises: yigirma — twenty, oʻttiz — thirty.
Table
| number | thing | phrase | translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikki | daftar — notebook | ikki daftar | two notebooks |
| uch | non — flatbread | uch non | three flatbreads |
| besh | olma — apple | besh olma | five apples |
| oʻn ikki | soat — hour | oʻn ikki soat | twelve hours |
| toʻqqiz | avtobus | toʻqqiz avtobus | nine buses |
By example
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 after a number in Uzbek?
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks".
Ikki daftar or ikki daftarlar?
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks".
When is -lar used?
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks".
How to say five apples in Uzbek?
The number has already said the objects are many, so the tail -lar is not put after a number. ikki daftar — two notebooks, besh olma — five apples. The English translation carries the plural, but the word itself takes no ending: "ikki daftar" is already "two notebooks".
What does it look like in a Uzbek example sentence?
“Men uch daftar oldim.” — I bought three notebooks. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.