Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en trea

three, third

Meaning

three; third

In Swedish: siffran 3; nummer 3 i ordningen

Forms

Forms of trea
Singular, indefiniteen trea
Singular, definitetrean
Plural, indefinitetreor
Plural, definitetreorna

trea is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor trea, den stora trean. Check another noun

Practise trea

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Is it en trea or ett trea?

trea in a sentence

  • De barnen går i trean.
    Those children are in third grade.

Questions

What does trea mean in English?

trea means “three, third”.

Is it en trea or ett trea?

It is en trea, and “the three” is trean.

What is the plural of trea?

The plural of trea is treor, and the definite plural is treorna.

Origin

From the number tre (“three”).

Nearby common words

trea is number 4,364 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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