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7 · Numerals — counting, dates, "the second one"

7 · Numerals — counting, dates, "the second one" · a plain-language guide to Assyrian (Sureth) grammar

From Khan Ch. 7. Speaking value: HIGH — and this is the easiest chapter in the guide. Here is the good news up front: unlike nouns and adjectives, the numbers do not change for gender. "Three" is *tla whether you're counting men or women, houses or days. You learn one form of each number and you're done. On top of the raw numbers, this chapter gives you the things you actually reach for in conversation — how to build bigger numbers, how to say "first / second / third," "half" and "quarter," and the full set of days, seasons, and months. The day-names hide a lovely trick: the numbers are sitting right inside them.*

Grammar terms (cardinal, ordinal, annexation, pronominal suffix, invariable…) are explained inline the first time they appear and collected in "Grammar words in plain English."

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