Counting and quantities

For relatively simple activities such as counting, determining a ranking order, or distributing some quantity in equal portions, handling the numbers of Turkish is really straightforward. There are cardinal, ordinal, and distributive numbers. These numbers behave like nouns in that they can take a plural or possessive suffix, or a case marker and combinations of these. These properties find ample employment and thus receive due attention in a sizeable section. Next is a section that goes into the intricacies of quantification: absolute quantities are opposed to relative quantities, and many examples are given of adverbs indicating indefinite quantities, nouns functioning as containers, and measurement units. The treatment of numerical fractions forms the introduction to a section in which partitive constructions are discussed. This chapter is concluded by a section that explores several expressions for age.