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Originally Posted by lucagalbu
So I can simply say the noun before the number followed by the counter?  |
Yes, in casual speech. It's the same as in the example i gave, 猫が三匹がいます。 The particle が may be dropped.
But the definite answer is, it depends on how it's used in the sentence. A better question is, what are you trying to say using counters.