Uzbek/Numerals and Fractions
The Uzbek cardinal numbers are:
In compound numerals the lower orders of numerals follow the higher. Each numeral is written separately:
The Uzbek ordinal numbers are formed by adding the suffix -nchi (after vowels) or inchi (after consonants) to cardinal numbers:
In Uzbek the denominator of a fraction always takes the ablative suffix while the numerator does not take any suffix:
| Uzbek Numbers • Numerals and Fractions • |
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|---|---|---|
| ikkidan bir | one half | |
| to’rtdan uch | three-fourths | |
| beshdan to’rt | four fifths | |
| o’ndan to’qqiz | nine tenths | |
The decimals are expressed by the word butun (whole) followed by the denominator and the numerator:
In spoken Uzbek the word butun frequently is omitted or replaced by -u or va, both meaning 'and':
Last modified on 14 July 2012, at 21:29