Russian

Numeral

пя́теро • ‎(pjátero)

1. five (in a group together), five of them

   пятеро детей ‎(detej) — five children

   пятеро часов ‎(časov) — five watches

   пятеро очков ‎(očkov) — five pairs of glasses

   пятеро из нас‎ ― pjatero iz nas ― five of us

   нас было пятеро‎ ― nas bylo pjatero ― there were five of us

Usage notes

The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. Not used with feminine nouns. Used mostly when speaking of children and with a few nouns that are used in the plural only, such as часы, очки, or with pronouns.

Declension

See also

• о́ба ‎(óba)
• (collective numbers from two to ten) дво́е ‎(dvóje), тро́е ‎(tróje), че́тверо ‎(čétvero), пя́теро (pjátero), ше́стеро ‎(šéstero), се́меро ‎(sémero), во́сьмеро ‎(vósʹmero), де́вятеро ‎(dévjatero), де́сятеро ‎(désjatero)