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)
Examples
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
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Contributions
nrimanliyev edited translation 2 months ago.
thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 10 months ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 5 years ago.
