No. 54 in Catalan
tres
The Catalan word "tres" means "three" in English.
In a sentence
He vist tres ocells volant.
I saw three birds flying.
Here, 'tres' is used as a numeral, specifying the quantity of birds observed.
El llibre té tres capítols molt interessants.
The book has three very interesting chapters.
In this example, 'tres' acts as a quantifier indicating the number of chapters in the book.
Tres de cada deu persones ho pensen.
Three out of every ten people think so.
In this instance, 'tres' is part of a proportion, denoting a fraction of a total.
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