чацвёра

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian че́тверо (čétvero) and Russian че́тверо (čétvero).

Determiner

чацвёра • (čacvjóra)

1. four

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас чацвёра сане́й

   U nas čacvjóra sanjéj

   We have four sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ чацвёра дзяце́й

   U jahó čacvjóra dzjacjéj

   He has four children

2. four of...

   Чацвёра з іх

   Čacvjóra z ix

   Four of them

Usage notes

Чацвёра is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)