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
Нельзя де́лать два дела одновременно.
You can't do two things at once.
Для того́, чтобы запо́мнить э́то предложе́ние, мне пона́добилось два часа.
It took me two hours to memorize this sentence.
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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thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 6 months ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.
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