drei

Meaning

three (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 3; or describing a set with three elements)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʁaɪ̯/

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German drī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Dutch drie, English three, Danish tre.

Sentences

Er spricht Englisch und Deutsch , ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder .

He is married and has three children.

Markey ist verheiratet , mit ihrem Ehemann Jim hat sie drei Kinder .

Markey is married and has three children with her husband Jim.

Die Schaben erreichen ein Alter von gut drei Jahren .

The cockroaches reach an age of a good three years.

In der Kirche befinden sich drei Gemälde der letzten Henneberger Grafen .

There are three paintings of the last Henneberg counts in the church.

Der Bahnhof hat sechs Gleise an drei Bahnsteigen .

The station has six tracks on three platforms.

Gurdon Saltonstall war drei Mal verheiratet .

Gurdon Saltonstall was married three times.

Winslow war der Zweitgeborene von drei Söhnen .

Winslow was the second-born of three sons.

Alle drei Alben gewannen einen Grammy.

All three albums won a Grammy.