Big Machine Counter
Machine Counter, Number Of Machines
counter, suffix
This counter is used with some kind of machine or device, usually a fairly large one (so nothing itty bitty). Cars are a good example of this. But it can also be used for things like computers, which were once the size of rooms, but are now nice and small. Thanks technology!
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Be sure to omit the 〜 in your answer as it is only a placeholder for a number.
三台
three vehicles, three machines
一台
one vehicle, one machine
四十二台
forty-two vehicles, forty-two machines
ここにはトラックが五台あります。
There are five trucks here.
バス一台に五十人も入りますか？
Will fifty people fit in one bus?
うちではパソコン一台を三人でシェアしていますよ。
In our house, three people share one computer.