Belarusian

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 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdvoje]

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. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. 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.

Declension

Related terms

• два ‎(dva)
• дво́йка ‎(dvójka)
• двойно́й ‎(dvojnój), дво́йственный ‎(dvójstvennyj), двои́чный ‎(dvoíčnyj), раздвое́ние ‎(razdvojénije), раздвоенность ‎(razdvojennostʹ), удвое́ние ‎(udvojénije)
• удвоить ‎(udvoitʹ), удваивать ‎(udvaivatʹ)
• 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)