девятеро
See also: дев'ятеро
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲevʲɪtʲɪrə]
Numeral
де́вятеро • (dévjatero)
- nine (in a group together), nine of them
- де́вятеро дете́й ― dévjatero detéj ― nine children
- де́вятеро часо́в ― dévjatero časóv ― nine watches
- де́вятеро очко́в ― dévjatero očkóv ― nine pairs of glasses
- де́вятеро из нас ― dévjatero iz nas ― nine of us
- нас бы́ло де́вятеро ― nas býlo dévjatero ― there were nine of us
Usage notes
The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. Not used with feminine nouns. Used mostly when speaking of children and with a few nouns that are used in the plural only, such as часы, очки, or with pronouns.
Declension
Declension of де́вятеро△ (bian pl-only hard-stem accent-b adj irreg)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | де́вятеро△ dévjatero△ |
| genitive | девятеры́х devjaterýx |
| dative | девятеры́м devjaterým |
| accusative animate inanimate | девятеры́х devjaterýx |
| де́вятеро△ dévjatero△ | |
| instrumental | девятеры́ми devjaterými |
| prepositional | девятеры́х devjaterýx |
△ Irregular.
See also
- о́ба (óba)
- (collective numbers from two to ten) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), че́тверо (čétvero), пя́теро (pjátero), ше́стеро (šéstero), се́меро (sémero), во́сьмеро (vósʹmero), де́вятеро (dévjatero), де́сятеро (désjatero)