No. 72 in Dutch
drie
The number three.
In a sentence
Ik heb drie appels gekocht.
I bought three apples.
Here, 'drie' is used as a numeral to indicate quantity.
Na drie keer proberen is het eindelijk gelukt.
After three attempts, it finally worked.
In this sentence, 'drie' identifies the count of attempts.
De trein arriveert om drie uur.
The train arrives at three o'clock.
Here, 'drie' specifies a time on the clock.
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