двое

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъvojь. Cognates include Ukrainian дво́є (dvóje) and Russian дво́е (dvóje).

Pronunciation

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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

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъvojь.

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Numeral

дво́е • (dvóje)

1. two (in a group together), two of them

   дво́е дете́й ― dvóje detéj ― two children

   дво́е часо́в ― dvóje časóv ― two watches

   дво́е очко́в ― dvóje očkóv ― two pairs of glasses

   дво́е из нас ― dvóje iz nas ― two of us

   нас бы́ло дво́е ― nas býlo dvóje ― 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 часы́ (časý), очки́ (očkí), or with pronouns.

Examples:

• In the nominative, governing a genitive plural:

  Навстре́чу мне шли дво́е парне́й.

  Navstréču mne šli dvóje parnéj.

  Two guys came to meet me.

  У меня́ найдётся дво́е но́жниц.

  U menjá najdjótsja dvóje nóžnic.

  I have two (pairs of) scissors.

  (literally, “With me are two (pairs of) scissors.”)

• In the accusative, governing a genitive plural when meaning "a pair of":

  На́до взять с собо́й дво́е носко́в.

  Nádo vzjatʹ s sobój dvóje noskóv.

  You need to take a pair of socks with you.

• 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

Related terms

• 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)

See also

• о́ба (óba)
• (collective numbers from two to ten) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), че́тверо (čétvero), пя́теро (pjátero), ше́стеро (šéstero), се́меро (sémero), во́сьмеро (vósʹmero), де́вятеро (dévjatero), де́сятеро (désjatero)