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Plural Forms

Making plurals in Uzbek is simple — just add the suffix -lar or -ler to the noun.

The Rule

After back vowels (a, o, u, o') use -lar. After front vowels (e, i) use -lar as well (in literary Uzbek, -lar is used universally):

kitob → kitoblar
book → books
bola → bolalar
child → children
o'qituvchi → o'qituvchilar
teacher → teachers
shahar → shaharlar
city → cities

When NOT to Use Plural

After numbers, Uzbek nouns stay singular (unlike English):

besh kitob
five books
Literal: five book (not kitoblar)
uch bola
three children
Literal: three child (not bolalar)
ko'p odam
many people
Literal: many person