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tres

three

number trehs Very Common

Usage Note

tres never changes form for gender or number. Note the spelling has no accent, unlike many words ending in -és; the related ordinal is tercero ('third'), which shortens to tercer before a masculine noun.

Examples

"Tengo tres gatos."

Natural Translation

I have three cats.

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