SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE CATEGORIES OF NUMBER IN NOUNS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

ISSN: 3030-3931, Impact factor: 7,241 Volume 10, issue 1, Oktabr 2025 https://worldlyjournals.com/index.php/Yangiizlanuvchi worldly knowledge OAK Index bazalari : research gate, research bib. Qo’shimcha index bazalari: zenodo, open aire. google scholar. Original article 208 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE CATEGORIES OF NUMBER IN NOUNS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES Ilmiy rahbar: Shavkatov Sherzod Shavkatovich Navoiy Davlat Universiteti. PhD Bahronova Feruza Arslonbek qizi Navoiy Davlat Universiteti talaba @[email protected] +998-91-331-11-60 Annotation: Studying the meaning of number and quantity in nouns is one of the topics which attracts great scientific interest.the main goal of the aticle is to consider how this linguistic phemenon is manifested in the Uzbek and English languages and to study the view and conclusions of scientists regarding it .Also, in order to demonstrate clear comparison of these two languages, relevant examples from Uzbek and English literature are shown. Key words: noun, singular, plural, number, category Аннотация: Изучение значения числа и количества в существительных представляет собой большой научный интерес. Основная цель статьи рассмотреть, как данное лингвистическое явление проявляется в узбекском и английском языках, и изучить взгляды и выводы ученых относительно него. Также, чтобы наглядно сравнить уникальный подход этих двух языков, показаны соответствующие примеры из узбекской и английской литературы. Ключевые слова: существительное, единственное, множественное числительный, категория Annotatsiya: Ot so'z turkumidagi son-miqdor ma'nosini o'rganish katta ilmiy qiziqishga ega bolgan mavzulardan biri hisoblanadi. Maqolaning asosiy maqsadi esa ushbu lingvistik hodisaning O'zbek va Ingliz tillarida qanday namoyon bo'lishini ko'rib chiqish va unga nisbatan olimlaming qarash va xulosalarini o'rganishdan iborat. Shuningdek, ushbu ikki tilning orziga xos yondashuvini yaqqol solishtirish maqsadida o'zbek va ingliz adabiyotidan tegishli misollar ko'rsatilgan. Kalitso'zlar: ot, birlik, ko'plik, son, kategoriya Leamners whose first language is Uzbek sometimes make several mistakes While translating their speech directly into English. The reason for this is the grammatical difference between English and Uzbek languages. Such mistakes are especially observed regarding the singular and plural meanings of nouns. In this article, we will explore and compare the linguistic peculiarities of both languages. ISSN: 3030-3931, Impact factor: 7,241 Volume 10, issue 1, Oktabr 2025 https://worldlyjournals.com/index.php/Yangiizlanuvchi worldly knowledge OAK Index bazalari : research gate, research bib. Qo’shimcha index bazalari: zenodo, open aire. google scholar. Original article 209 Number is a grammatical category of nouns which denotes the number of objects, expressed by a word, In English there are two numbers: singular and plural. When it is compared with Uzbek language it should be differentiated like: birlik shakli (singular), ko'plik shakli (plural) [- 287]. "What an excellent father you have, girls" [4; 8] 1na yonib turgan yulduz to satdan g'oyib bo ldi. [3; 6] The singular number is expressed by the absence of a marker. Therefore we say that it is expressed by a zero morpheme [2;19]. As it is possible to see from the examples above in both English and Uzbek languages nouns father and yulduz were used in singular number (birlik shakl) with zero morphemes. Most nouns in English form their plural by adding suffix -s [5;6]. ... Their father then went on to the library towrite, and the girls walked into the breakfastroom [4;374] Nouns ending in -s. -ss. -sh, -ch, -x, -o, take -es in the plural [S;6].: bus-buses dress-dresses brushbrushes torch -torches box-boxes I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their dresses. [4; 15] Nouns ending in a vowel + y take -s in the plural. [5;6] Two girls of six and eight years old, and two younger boys, were to be left under the particular care of their cousin Jane. [4; 298] Nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop the yand take -ies in the plural: [5;6]: Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. [4; 12] Nouns ending in -for-fe, drop the -for -fe and take -ves in the plural. [5;6]:: Here's a short sentence from Emily Dickinson's poem "Nature Rarer Uses Yellow": "Wherefore, oh, morning of the yellow leaves?" ISSN: 3030-3931, Impact factor: 7,241 Volume 10, issue 1, Oktabr 2025 https://worldlyjournals.com/index.php/Yangiizlanuvchi worldly knowledge OAK Index bazalari : research gate, research bib. Qo’shimcha index bazalari: zenodo, open aire. google scholar. Original article 210 In Uzbek language it is formed by suffix -lar [1; 2871, Bunaqa ruhi pok odamlar kam bo'ladi. [3; 7]. But the suffix doesn't always mean plurality. Sometimes it demonstrates respect or increased exposure: Shovqindan boshlarim (increased exposure) og`rib ketdi, Dadamlar (respect) keldilar. [1; 288]. In conclusion, it should be mentioned that grammar of English and Uzbek languages is noticeably different. Nevertheless, in examples above we could find some similarities according to the meaning of number and quantity in nouns. References: [1] A. Nurmonoy, A. Sobirov, N. Qosimova; 1 o'zbek adabiy tili T.: "Ilm Ziyo'- 2013.590 p [2] Irisqulov A. T. Theoretical grammar of English. 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