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🧮 Fractional Numbers

In Tatar, the denominator of a fraction is stated before the numerator. The numerator is in the nominative case, while the denominator is in the ablative case. For instance:

1/3: öçtən ber

0,7: unnan cide

0,33: yözdən utız öç

When a whole number comes before a fraction, it is expressed with the cardinal number followed by böten (meaning "whole").

5,75: biş böten yözdən citmeş biş

8,1: sigez böten unnan ber

"Half" can be expressed by either yartı or yarım. Yartı is used by itself, while yarım appears in compound numbers. 

yartı ay – half a month

xalıqnıñ yartısı – half of the people

atnanıñ berençe yartısı – the first half of the week

1,5 – ber yarım

2,5 – ike yarım

ber yarım səğət = səğət yarım = 1,5 hours

"Quarter" is expressed by çirek:

ber çirek – one quarter

öç çirek – three quarters

🧮 Multiplicative Numbers

Multiplicative numbers answer the question "How many times?" They are formed by combining cardinal numbers, fractions, ordinals, distributive numbers, indefinite numeral adjectives, and approximative numbers with terms like tapqır, mərtəbə, and qat:

ber tapqır (mərtəbə, qat) – once

küp tapqır – many times

🧮 Approximative Numbers

Approximative numbers indicate an estimated quantity and answer the question "Approximately how many?" The most common way to form them is by adding the suffixes -lap/-ləp to cardinal numbers. 

bişləp – about five 

yegermeləp – about twenty

💡 Other methods to form approximative numbers include:

Combining two cardinal numbers:

ike-öç – two-three

Using plural endings: -lar/-lər/-nar/-nər:

səğət dürtlərdə – around four o'clock

By adding the suffixes -lağan or -ləgən to the cardinal numbers un, yöz, meñ, un meñ, yöz meñ, million, as well as to distə, yözər, and meñər.

unlağan, distələgən – tens

yözləgən, yözərləgən – hundreds

meñləgən, meñərləgən – thousand

millionlağan – millions

🧮 Distributive Numbers

Distributive numbers are used to denote quantitatively uniform groups and answer the question "How many each?" They are formed by adding the suffixes -ar/-ər (after consonants) and -şar/-şər (after vowels) to cardinal numbers.

berər – one each

ikeşər – two each

öçər – three each

dürtər – four each

🧮 Collective Numbers

Collective numbers express the combined total of several objects into one group and answer the question "How many?". They are formed by adding the suffixes -aw/-əw to cardinal numbers, removing the final vowel of the number.

berəw – one

ikəw – two

öçəw – three

dürtəw – four

bişəw – five 

altaw – six 

cidəw – seven

sigezəw – eight

tuğızaw – nine 

unaw – ten

Collective numbers may take the suffixes -lap, -ləp, -laşıp, -ləşep. They emphasize the number of persons or things in a group.

ikəwləşep baralar – they go as a couple

dürtəwləp baralar – they go in a group of four