двое

See also: двоє and двое-

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian дво́є (dvóje) and Russian дво́е (dvóje).

Determiner

дво́е • (dvóje)

  1. two
    (with pluralia tantum)
    У нас дво́е сане́й
    U nas dvóje sanjéj
    We have two sleds
    (with people)
    У яго́ дво́е дзяце́й
    U jahó dvóje dzjacjéj
    He has two children
  2. two of...
    Дво́е з іх
    Dvóje z ix
    Two of them

Usage notes

Дво́е (Dvóje) is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Declension

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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdvoje]
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Numeral

дво́е • (dvóje)

  1. two (in a group together), two of them
    двое детей (detej, “two children”)
    двое часов (časov, “two watches”)
    двое очков (očkov, “two pairs of glasses”)
    двое из нас ― dvoje iz nas ― two of us
    нас было двое ― nas bylo dvoje ― there were two of us

Usage notes

The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. For the other cases the noun, pronoun, or adjective will be in the same case (except when meaning "a pair of"). Not used with feminine nouns. Used mostly when speaking of children and with a few nouns that are used in the plural only, such as часы, очки, or with pronouns.

Examples:

  • Навстречу мне шли двое парней. Two guys came to meet me. (Парней is genitive plural.)
  • Я там встретил двоих сослуживцев. I met two of my colleagues there. (Сослуживцев is accusative plural.)
  • У меня найдется двое ножниц. I have two (pairs of) scissors. (Ножниц is genitive and plural in form. Двое is nominative because it is the subject in Russian, rather than the word for "I".)
  • Надо взять с собой двое носков. You need to take a pair of socks with you. (Носков is genitive plural.)

Declension

Declension of дво́е  
plural
nominative дво́е
dvóje
genitive двои́х
dvoíx
dative двои́м
dvoím
accusative двои́х, дво́е
dvoíx, dvóje
instrumental двои́ми
dvoími
prepositional о двои́х
o dvoíx

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