двое
Belarusian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъvojь. Cognates include Ukrainian дво́є (dvóje) and Russian дво́е (dvóje).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
дво́е • (dvóje)
- 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
- (with pluralia tantum)
- two of...
- Дво́е з іх
- Dvóje z ix
- Two of them
Usage notes edit
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 edit
See also edit
- (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)
Russian edit
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Cardinal: два (dva) Ordinal: второ́й (vtorój) Ordinal abbreviation: 2-о́й (2-ój) Adverbial: два́жды (dváždy) Multiplier: двойно́й (dvojnój), двоя́кий (dvojákij), двукра́тный (dvukrátnyj) Collective: дво́е (dvóje), о́ба (óba) Fractional: полови́на (polovína) |
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъvojь.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
дво́е • (dvóje)
Usage notes edit
- 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 часы́ (časý), очки́ (očkí), or with pronouns.
Examples:
- In the nominative, governing a genitive plural:
- In the accusative, governing a genitive plural when meaning "a pair of":
- In the accusative, governing an accusative plural when meaning "two":
- Я там встре́тил двои́х сослужи́вцев.
- Ja tam vstrétil dvoíx soslužívcev.
- I met two of my colleagues there.
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- два (dva)
- дво́йка (dvójka)
- двойно́й (dvojnój), дво́йственный (dvójstvennyj), двои́чный (dvoíčnyj), раздвое́ние (razdvojénije), раздво́енность (razdvójennostʹ), удвое́ние (udvojénije)
- удво́ить (udvóitʹ), удва́ивать (udváivatʹ)
- вдвойне́ (vdvojné), два́жды (dváždy), вдво́е (vdvóje), вдвоём (vdvojóm)