трое

See also: троє

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trojь.

Cognates include Ukrainian тро́є (tróje) and Russian тро́е (tróje).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtroje]

Determiner

тро́е • (tróje)

1. three

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас тро́е сане́й

   U nas tróje sanjéj

   We have three sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ тро́е дзяце́й

   U jahó tróje dzjacjéj

   He has three children

2. three of...

   Тро́е з іх

   Tróje z ix

   Three of them

Usage notes

Тро́е is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Declension

Declension of тро́е

		plural
nominative		тро́е tróje
genitive		траі́х traíx
dative		траі́м traím
accusative	animate	траі́х traíx
	inanimate	тро́е tróje
instrumental		траі́мі traími
locative		траі́х traíx

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)

Russian

Russian numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: три (tri)     Ordinal: тре́тий (trétij)     Ordinal abbreviation: 3-ий (3-ij)     Adverbial: три́жды (tríždy)     Multiplier: тройно́й (trojnój), троя́кий (trojákij), трёхкратный (trjóxkratnyj)     Collective: тро́е (tróje)     Fractional: тре́тья (trétʹja), тре́тина (trétina), треть (tretʹ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtroje]

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Numeral

тро́е • (tróje)

1. three (in a group together), three of them

   тро́е дете́й ― tróje detéj ― three children

   тро́е часо́в ― tróje časóv ― three watches

   тро́е очко́в ― tróje očkóv ― three pairs of glasses

   тро́е из на́с ― tróje iz nás ― three of us

   нас бы́ло тро́е ― nas býlo tróje ― there were three of us

Usage notes

• The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. For the other cases the noun, pronoun, or adjective will be in the same case (except when meaning "a pair of"). Not used with feminine nouns. Used mostly when speaking of children and with a few nouns that are used in the plural only, such as часы́ (časý), очки́ (očkí), or with pronouns.

Declension

Declension of тро́е  

		plural
nominative		тро́е tróje
genitive		трои́х troíx
dative		трои́м troím
accusative	animate	трои́х troíx
	inanimate	тро́е tróje
instrumental		трои́ми troími
prepositional		трои́х troíx

Related terms

• втро́е (vtróje)
• тро́ица (tróica)
• тро́йка (trójka)
• тройно́й (trojnój)
• утро́ить (utróitʹ)

 

See also

• о́ба (óba)
• (collective numbers from two to ten) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), че́тверо (čétvero), пя́теро (pjátero), ше́стеро (šéstero), се́меро (sémero), во́сьмеро (vósʹmero), де́вятеро (dévjatero), де́сятеро (désjatero)