Language/Tatar/Grammar/Plurals
Hi Tatar learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about plurals in Tatar grammar. If you want to improve your Tatar grammar in general, you can also check out the Grammar page on the Polyglot Club website. If you want to practice your Tatar with native speakers, you can use the website to find native speakers and ask them any questions! So let's get started with plurals in Tatar.
Forming Plurals[edit | edit source]
In Tatar, we usually form plurals by adding the suffix "-lar" to the end of the singular noun. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| шәхес | shäxes | person |
| шәхес-ләр | shäxes-lär | people |
In some cases, the singular noun may end in a vowel, in which case we add "-y" before adding the "-lar" suffix. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| абый | abıy | father |
| абый-лар | abıy-lar | fathers |
In a few cases, there may be irregular plurals that do not follow these rules. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| кар | kar | snow |
| кар-тар | kar-tar | snows |
Counting with Plurals[edit | edit source]
When counting nouns in Tatar, we use the plural form of the noun in most cases. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| бир шәхес | bir shäxes | one person |
| иккә шәхес | ikkä shäxes | two people |
| уч шәхес | uch shäxes | three people |
| төрт шәхес | tört shäxes | four people |
| биш шәхес | bish shäxes | ten people |
However, when counting certain objects, we use the singular form of the noun. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| бир китап | bir kitap | one book |
| иккә китап | ikkä kitap | two books |
| уч китап | uch kitap | three books |
| төрт китап | tört kitap | four books |
| биш китап | bish kitap | ten books |
Possessive Plurals[edit | edit source]
When we are talking about something that belongs to a group of people, we use the plural form of the possessive suffix. For example:
| Tatar | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| мәхәбәт-им | mähäbät-im | my love (singular) |
| мәхәбәт-ләрең | mähäbät-läreñ | your (pl.) love |
| мәхәбәт-емез | mähäbät-emez | our love |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Let's see plurals in action in a dialogue between two people:
- Person 1: Беренче сабында үзче кар көперешү бар иди. (Berenchä sabında üzche kar köpereshü bar idi.) (In the first snowfall, there were many snowflakes.)
- Person 2: Аларҙың Татарстанда үч-дәрәҗә көп булырга кәрәк иде. (Alarğıñ Tatarstanda üç-däräcä köp bulırğa käräk ide.) (We need three layers of them in Tatarstan during winter.)
Sources[edit | edit source]
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