чацвёра

Belarusian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʂat͡sʲˈvʲora]

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.

Declension

Declension of чацвёра

		plural
nominative		чацвёра čacvjóra
genitive		чацвяры́х čacvjarýx
dative		чацвяры́м čacvjarým
accusative	animate	чацвяры́х čacvjarýx
	inanimate	чацвёра čacvjóra
instrumental		чацвяры́мі čacvjarými
locative		чацвяры́х čacvjarýx

See also

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