French word

trois

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁwa/

Meaning

  • numberthree

Example

Il y a trois pommes sur la table.

There are three apples on the table.

Illustration for trois (three)

More examples

Je veux trois biscuits.

I want three biscuits.

Core concept

Three matching objects gathered into one complete set.

Common phrases

  • trois fois

    three times

  • trois personnes

    three people

  • trois jours

    three days

Similar words

un: A number indicating one item of the same kind.
deux: A number indicating two items of the same kind.
quatre: A number indicating four items of the same kind.
cinq: A number indicating five items of the same kind.

Definition in French

Nombre cardinal qui indique une quantité égale à trois.

Word origin

The French numeral trois is inherited from Latin tres, related to the Proto-Indo-European numeral reconstructed as *tréyes.

Usage tips

  • Before a vowel, liaison can pronounce the final s of trois as [z], as in trois amis.

Opposites

Related words

  • troisièmethirdordinal number
  • triotrionoun
  • tripletripleadjective

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