Russian

Numeral

де́вятеро • ‎(dévjatero)

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

   девятеро детей ‎(detej) — nine children

   девятеро часов ‎(časov) — nine watches

   девятеро очков ‎(očkov) — nine pairs of glasses

   девятеро из нас‎ ― devjatero iz nas ― nine of us

   нас было девятеро‎ ― nas bylo devjatero ― there were nine 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)