трое

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trojь.

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

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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

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.

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trojь.

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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

• 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.

• 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)