Translation
three
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Examples
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I have three friends.
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She came after three days.
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The third time was the best.
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We stayed there three years.
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Three women stood by the door.
Numerals never change: puts the plural and the accusative on the noun alone, and itself stays bare. The endings do the derivation instead: third, thirdly, o a third with -on-, a triple with --, e in threes with --. Note in the fourth example: duration takes the accusative with no preposition.
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Word family
Words built on tri with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- triangulonoun
triangle
triangulo
- trioblaadjective
triple, threefold
tri-obl-: three times as much
- triobleadverb
three times over, threefold
tri-obl-: three times as much
- triononoun
a third
tri-on-: one of three equal parts
- triopeadverb
in threes, three at a time
tri-op-: in a group of three
Used in
Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(14)The Esperanto Accusative: What -n Does, and Its Four Jobs
Esperanto Apposition: la urbon Parizon and the Echoed -n
Esperanto Fractions, Multiples and Groups: -on-, -obl-, -op-
The Esperanto Congress: Universala Kongreso and Its Words
Esperanto Grammar on One Page: All 16 Rules
Esperanto Letter Names: How to Spell Aloud (bo, co, ĉo)
Esperanto Measurements: Units, Decimals and Rates Aloud
Esperanto Numbers: Counting With Nine Roots, No Exceptions
Esperanto Punctuation, Spelling and Abbreviations
Esperanto Quantity Words: iom, multe, kelkaj and da
Telling the Time and Dates in Esperanto: je la tria
Tricky Esperanto Prepositions: je, po and Direction -n
Esperanto Verbs and Prepositions: Which One Each Verb Takes
Esperanto Word Endings: -o, -a, -e and -i
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 8: tri, nur, tuta and 11 more words.