marta
Times
Put a number before marta to count times: bir marta (once), uch marta (three times). Ask with necha marta? (how many times?).
How It Works
Marta means time in the sense of an occurrence: once, twice, three times.
Counting. Put a plain number in front: bir marta (once), ikki marta (twice), oʻn marta (ten times), bir necha marta (several times), koʻp marta (many times). Like other counted words, it stays singular and takes no -ta. Ask with necha marta? (how many times?).
How often per period. Use the period with a possessive and -ga: kuniga uch marta (three times a day), haftasiga ikki marta (twice a week), oyiga bir marta (once a month).
First, last, next time. With an ordinal number, marta means "the ... time": birinchi marta (for the first time), ikkinchi marta (for the second time). With oxirgi (last), it means "the last time": oxirgi marta. For "this time", Uzbek usually says bu safar or bu gal.
Times as much. With an adjective and a comparison, marta multiplies: Bu uy u uydan ikki marta katta (This house is twice as big as that one). Ming marta yaxshi means "a thousand times better".
Once more. Yana bir marta means "one more time": Iltimos, yana bir marta ayting (Please say it once more).
Examples (6)
- Men Samarqandda bir marta boʻlganman.
I have been to Samarkand once.
Word by Word: I Samarkand-in one time been-have-I.
Bir marta: once.
- Kuniga uch marta ovqatlanaman.
I eat three times a day.
Word by Word: Day-its-to three time eat-I.
Kuniga ... marta: times per day.
- Bu filmni necha marta koʻrdingiz?
How many times did you watch this film?
Word by Word: This film-the how-many time saw-you?
Necha marta asks how many times.
- Men Toshkentga birinchi marta keldim.
I came to Tashkent for the first time.
Word by Word: I Tashkent-to first time came-I.
An ordinal before marta: the first time.
- Iltimos, yana bir marta ayting.
Please say it once more.
Word by Word: Please, again one time say.
Yana bir marta: one more time.
- Bu uy u uydan ikki marta katta.
This house is twice as big as that one.
Word by Word: This house that house-from two time big.
With a comparison, marta multiplies.
Common Mistakes
Adding -ta to the number before marta.
Men uni ikkita marta koʻrdim.Men uni ikki marta koʻrdim.Marta is itself a counting word, so the number stays plain: ikki marta.
Making marta plural after a number.
Uch martalar qoʻngʻiroq qildim.Uch marta qoʻngʻiroq qildim.After a number, nouns stay singular: uch marta.
Saying bir marta when you mean "for the first time".
Men Toshkentga bir marta keldim. (meaning: for the first time)Men Toshkentga birinchi marta keldim.Bir marta means "once". Birinchi marta means "for the first time".
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on The Counting Suffix -ta.
Related Patterns
- Counting Numbers
Marta follows a plain counting number.
Level 1 - Singular Noun After Numbers
Marta stays singular after a number, like any counted noun.
Level 1 - -(i)nchiOrdinal Numbers -(i)nchi
An ordinal plus marta gives "the first time", "the second time".
Level 2 - nechta / nechaHow Many
Necha marta? asks "how many times?".
Level 1 - doim / baʼzan / koʻpinchaHow Often
These words say how often without an exact number.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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