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three people
A count of three people, using the Sino-Japanese number with the counter for people.
三人で行く。
The three of us will go.
子供が三人います。
I have three children.
三人の学生がこの問題に答えた。
Three students answered this question.
COUNTING PEOPLE:
The counter 人 is used for counting people. The readings for one and two people are irregular: 一人, 二人. From three onward, the Sino-Japanese system is used: 三人, 四人, 五人.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 三人で (as a group of three)
- 三人とも (all three people)
- 三人兄弟 (three siblings)