два

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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

Она два часа тебя ждала́.
She waited for you for two hours.
Два часа спустя она сконча́лась.
She died two hours later.
Мы вместе уже два года.
We've been together for 2 years.
Два бра́та у́мерли.
The two brothers have died.
Я была́ в Пари́же два ра́за.
I've been to Paris twice.
Через два дня Том у́мер.
Two days later, Tom was dead.
Как Том сказа́л мне, у эсперанто два врага́ - незна́ние и предрассу́дки.
As Tom told me, Esperanto has two enemies, ignorance and prejudice.
В оте́ле бы́ло два знамени́тых худо́жника.
There were two famous artists at the hotel.
Через два кварта́ла налево.
Go two blocks and turn left.
Она пропа́ла два дня назад.
She disappeared two days ago.

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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Related words

двух
two-

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Contributions

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thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 7 months ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.
Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.

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