No. 3,121 in Dutch
drietal
A group of three.
In a sentence
Het drietal besloot samen een reis te maken.
The trio decided to take a trip together.
In this sentence, 'drietal' is used to refer to a group of three individuals.
Er zat een drietal vogels op de tak.
There were three birds sitting on the branch.
Here, 'drietal' is used to indicate three entities (birds) considered as a unit.
Ik heb een drietal boeken geleend van de bibliotheek.
I borrowed three books from the library.
In this case, 'drietal' is used to describe a set or group of three items (books).
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