два
- 1.
two, 2
две руба́шки - two shirts
Usage info
Note that the way that the paired noun declines differs based on the case of the numeral.
Nominative + masc/neut: два (+ gen sing) Nominative + fem: две (+ gen sing) Genitive: двух (+ gen pl) Dative: двум (+ dat pl) Accusative animate: двух (+ gen sing) Accusative masc/neut: два (+ gen sing) Accusative fem: две (+ gen sing) Instrumental: двумя́ (+ inst pl) Prepositional: двух (+ inst pl)
Typical usagePRO
Counting with nouns
два часа́
two hours
две неде́ли
two weeks
два го́да
two years
две ты́сячи
two thousand
Time and scheduling
в два часа́
at two o’clock
к двум часа́м
by two o’clock
по́сле двух
after two
че́рез два дня
in two days
Comparison (x‑times)
в два ра́за бо́льше
twice as much/many
в два ра́за доро́же
twice as expensive
увели́чить в два ра́за
to double (increase twofold)
сократи́ть в два ра́за
to reduce by half
Contributions
thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 5 months ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
