Slavic numerals (was Re: introduction)
From: | Y.Penzev <isaacp@...> |
Date: | Monday, December 3, 2001, 7:56 |
For Frank George Valoczy:
Hi, Ferko!
Catch the info Part 1!
Bulgarian Numerals (Peculiar Features):
1) Masculine nouns denoting inanimate objects and animals, have a special co
unting form (brójna fórma). It is used after numerals and word kólko (how ma
ny), njákolko (some), tólkova (so many).
Compare:
pl.: Ímate li _mólivi_ i _blókove_ za risúvane? (Have you got pencils and al
bums for drawing?)
c.f.: Dájte mi, mólja, tri _blóka_ i déset _móliva_. (Give me please three a
lbums and ten pencils.)
2) Cardinal numerals:
_jednó_ 'one' changes in gender and number:
m.sn. jedín urók 'one lesson'
f.sn. jedná kníga 'one book'
n.sn. jednó deté 'one child'
pl. jední uróci 'the lessons only'
jední knígi 'the books only'
jední decá 'the children only'
_dve_ 'two' changes only in gender:
dva uróka, dve knígi, dve decá.
The other numerals do not change in gender or number.
Numerals from '2' to '6' have a special form to be used with the nouns denot
ing masculine persons:
dve - dváma, tri - tríma, čétiri - četiríma, pet - petíma, šest - šestíma.
e.g.: Ímam četiríma prijáteli. 'I have got four friends'
Nu?
-- Yitzik