Classifiers and Counting Objects

واحد شمارش

About this concept

Persian uses classifiers (counters) between numbers and nouns: تا tā (general), نفر nafar (people), جلد jeld (books/volumes), دانه dāne (small objects). Number + classifier + noun: سه تا کتاب (three books).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A2.

Examples

سه تا کتاب خریدم.I bought three books. (تا = general)

پنج نفر آمدند.Five people came. (نفر = people)

دو جلد کتابtwo volumes of books (جلد = volumes)

یک لیوان آبa glass of water (لیوان = cup/glass)

Prerequisite

Numbers and CountingA1

More A2 concepts

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