trese

▸ 1. Part-of-Speech, Meaning & Tiny Examples

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “thirteen (13)” — Spanish-sequence form trese

Trese ang puntos sa team.
→ The team has thirteen points.

Mopalit ko og trese ka tiket.      (digit-style counting)
→ I’ll buy thirteen tickets.

Trese ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only thirteen are left.

▸ 2. Native or Spanish?

• Spanish line: trese
• Native Cebuano: napulo ug tulo

▸ 3. Where Each System Is Used

• trese – reading phone digits (otso-trese-sais), scores (kwatro-trese), math/tech contexts
• napulo ug tulo – everyday counting of objects, days, people

Never mix the two inside one number phrase.

▸ 4. How to Use trese

1. Digits aloud – nwebe-trese-dos (9-13-2)
2. Scoreboard – kwatro-trese (4-13)
3. Quick answer – “Pila? — Trese.”
4. Decimals – uno punto trese (1.13)

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Writing trese ka (✗) – Spanish numerals never take ka.
2. Pronouncing /trɛs/ instead of proper /tré-se/.
3. Using trese in casual talk where napulo ug tulo sounds natural.
4. Mixing trese and napulo ug tulo in one larger number.
5. Adding mga – ✗ trese ka mga tawo.

▸ 6. Common Collocations

• trese-otso (13-8 score)
• trese mil (13 000)
• numero trese (“number thirteen,” rank)
• trese por trese (13 × 13)
• trese punto singko (13.5)

▸ 7. Things to Watch Out For

• Money totals & phone digits: follow onse, dose, trese, katorse…
• Everyday counting: use napulo ug tulo.
• Avoid Tagalog labing-tatlo in Cebuano sentences.

▸ 8. Five Handy Phrases

1. Trese ra ko kabuok anak. — “I have only thirteen children.”
2. Numero trese siya sa listahan. — “He is number thirteen on the list.”
3. Trese imong gikinahanglan? — “You need thirteen?”
4. Trese pa lang ko ka tuig diri. — “I’ve been here just thirteen years.”
5. Trese ka beses na ko nisulay. — “I’ve tried thirteen times already.”

▸ 9. Five Mini-Dialogues

1
Q Pila ka tiket—trese?
A Oo, trese ra.

“Thirteen tickets?” — “Yes, just thirteen.”

2
Q Trese ba ang score nila?
A Dili, dose pa lang.

“Is their score thirteen?” — “No, only twelve.”

3
Q Pwede ko mangayo og trese ka kopya?
A Sige, ihatag nako.

“May I have thirteen copies?” — “Sure, I’ll hand them over.”

4
Q Trese ka slot libre?
A Wala, siyam ra.

“Are thirteen slots free?” — “No, just nine.”

5
Q Trese ra ka adlaw imong leave?
A Oo, balik ko sunod semana.

“Only thirteen days of leave?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next week.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Each question features trese; only ONE answer in each set is well-formed.)

Q1. Trese ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro trese ka akong gipalit.
B. Gipalit ko trese ka libro.
C. Trese ka libro akong gipalit.

Q2. Trese ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A. Dinhi trese ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
B. Mag-puyo dinhi mo trese ka adlaw.
C. Mo mag-puyo dinhi trese ka adlaw.

Q3. Trese ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A. Trese ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
B. Sa gawas nag-dula trese ka bata.
C. Nag-dula trese ka bata sa gawas.

Q4. Trese ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta trese ka botelya.
B. Botelya trese ka paliton ta.
C. Ta trese ka botelya paliton.

Q5. Trese ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A. Trese ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B. Didto sila trese ka beses ni-adto.
C. Ni-adto sila didto trese ka beses.

▸ Answer Key & Reasons

• Q1 – B — Verb gipalit ko then object; numeral phrase before noun.
• Q2 – A — Order verb → place → subject → numeral flows naturally.
• Q3 – A — Subject phrase trese ka bata before verb; others mis-place adverbial.
• Q4 – A — Imperative Paliton ta followed by full object is correct.
• Q5 – C — Frequency phrase best at clause end; A/B split elements oddly.