This is the 70th most frequent Italian word.
tre
The Italian word "tre" means "three" in English.
In this sentence, 'tre' is used as a cardinal number to count objects.
Ho comprato tre mele al mercato.
I bought three apples at the market.
Here, 'tre' is functioning as a descriptor to quantify the number of people.
Tre persone sono arrivate in ritardo alla riunione.
Three people arrived late to the meeting.
In this context, 'tre' indicates the number of times an action (asking) was repeated.