三さん人にん

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉と三さん人にんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something together, three people in total (with someone)

  友とも達だちと三さん人にんで旅りょ行こうに行いった。

  I went on a trip with two friends, three of us in total.

• 〈場ば所しょ〉に三さん人にんいるthere are three people (at a place)

  部屋へやに三さん人にんいます。

  There are three people in the room.

• 三さん人にんとも〈動どう詞し〉all three of them (do something)

  三さん人にんとも試し験けんに合ごう格かくした。

  All three of them passed the exam.

Expressions

• 女おんな三さん人にん寄よれば姦かしましthree women make a market
• 女おんな三さん人にん寄よれば姦かしましいthree women make a market; many women, many words
• 三さん人にん寄よれば文もん殊じゅの知ち恵えthree heads are better than two; even ordinary people can have great wisdom when they put their heads together
• 三さん人にん行ゆけば必かならず我わが師し有ありyou can learn from anyone
• 二人ふたりは伴はん侶りょ、三さん人にんは仲なか間ま割われtwo is company, three is a crowd