Latvian

Numeral

četri

1. four (the cipher, the cardinal number four; sometimes undeclined)

   divi un divi ir četri'‎ ― two plus two is four

   skaitīt līdz četri'‎ ― to count to four

   uzrakstīt uz tāfeles četri'‎ ― to write a four on the blackboard

   pie četriem pielikt piecus‎ ― to add five to four

2. four (B, good, a school grade; syn. četrinieks)

   saņemt četri‎ ― to get a B (lit. four)

3. four (an amount equal to four)

   četri kilometri, kilogrami‎ ― four kilometers, kilograms (= kilos)

   ierasties pēc četrām stundām‎ ― to come in, after four hours

   aizbraukt uz četriem gadiem‎ ― to leave for four years

   izlasīt četras grāmatas nodaļas‎ ― to read four book chapters

   ar, uz visām četrām'‎ ― on all four (hands and feet)

4. four o'clock (a moment in time; four hours after midnight, or after noon)

   pulkstenis ir četri‎ ― it is four o'clock

   beigt darbu četros pēc pusdienas‎ ― to finish work at four o'clock after lunch (= in the afternoon)

   gaidīt no četriem līdz pieciem‎ ― to wait from four to five o'clock

   ap četriem'‎ ― at about four o'clock

Declension

Related terms

• ceturksnis
• ceturtkārt

See also

• skaitlis

Coordinate terms

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “četri”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Serbo-Croatian

Numeral

četri

1. (colloquial) four

Synonyms

• četiri (Standard)