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三つ

みっつ

three (things)

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Examples

  1. 机の上に箱が三つあります。

    つくえのうえにはこがみっつあります。

    There are three boxes on the desk.

  2. 三つください。

    みっつください。

    Three, please.

  3. みかんを三つ食べました。

    みかんをみっつたべました。

    I ate three mandarins.

Common patterns

三つある
there are three
三つください
three, please
三つ買う
to buy three

Memory tip

みっつ has a small っ; compare みっか (三日, the third day) which also uses み for three.

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