Fractional numeral (bólshektik san esim) of the Kazakh language
Good day, dear blog readers! The fractional numerals (bólshektik san esim) of the Kazakh language answers the questions qansha? neshe? (how much?).
The contents
Examples of fractional numerals
Fractional numerals (bólshektik san esim) are formed:
- The first method. The first of the combined cardinal numerals is the denominator (bólimi). It is formed by the affix of the genitive case (ilik septik) -nyń, -niń, -dyń, -diń, -tyń, -tiń, and the second numerator (alymy) is formed by the third person affix, -y, -i, -sy, -si.
Numeral + Ilik septik (denominator) affix Numeral + the third person affix (numerator) = bestiń biri
- The second method. The first of the combined cardinal numerals is the denominator (bólimi). It is formed by the affix of the original case (shyǵys septik) -dan, -den, -tan, -ten, -nan, -nen, and the second numerator (alymy) can be formed by the third person affix.
Numeral + Shyǵys septik (denominator) + Numeral (numerator) = besten bir(i)
| 1/4 | tórttiń biri | one quarter |
| 2/5 | besten eki | two-fifths |
| 3/10 | onnan úsh(i) | three-tenths |
| 1 2/3 | bir bútin úshten eki | one and two third |
And decimals are formed like this:
| 1,5 | bir bútin onnan bes | one point six |
| 0,1 | nól bútin olnan bir | zero point one |
| 0,001 | nól bútin myńnan bir | one thousandth |
| 0,50 | ekiden bir (jarty) | one half (a half) |
| 0,25 | tórtten bir (shırek) | a fourth (a quarter) |
| 500 | myńnyń jartysy | half a thousand |
| 1500 | myń jarym | fifteen hundred |
There are special names for:
«whole» – bútin (usually, this name is not translated into English),
«a half» – jarym or jarty
The use of fractional numerals in sentences
- Jer betiniń úshten bir qurylyq, al úshten eki sý alyp jatyr. One-third of the earth’s surface is land and two-thirds is water.
- Jumystyń ekiden biri isteldi, qalǵan jartysyn jaqynda bitiremiz. A half of the work has been completed, and the rest will be completed very soon.
- Qókónistiń úshten biri, jemistiń tórtten úshi jıyld. One-third of the vegetables and three-quarters of the fruit were harvested.
- Jınalysqa kelgenderdiń besten ekisi Moskvadan, altydan biri Almatydan, jartysy basqa elderden keldi. Two-fifths of the participants came from Moscow, one-sixth from Almaty, and a half from other countries.
