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zwei

num · /t͡svaɪ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei (neuter of zwēne). Compare Dutch twee, English two, twain. In Old High German, and still today in some dialects, distinct forms are used for the three grammatical genders. Zwei was originally the neuter form, now used for all genders. The Old High German masculine zwēne is found back in early modern German zween; the feminine zwō lives on in the variant zwo (but now without any gender distinction).

Translation

  1. two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components) cardinal, numeral

    Ich habe über zwei Stunden gebraucht, um einige Seiten Englisch zu übersetzen.

    It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.

    Ich bin verheiratet und habe zwei Kinder.

    I am married and have two children.

    In einem Wörterbuch wie diesem sollte es mindestens zwei Sätze mit "Kühlschrank" geben.

    In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge".

  2. two source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

die Zwei

noun · /t͡svaɪ/ ·
Etymology

See zwei (“two”)

Translation

  1. two (digit or figure) feminine

    Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl.

    Two is the only even prime number.

    Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien.

    The number 22 consists of two 2s.

    Ich werf' dauernd Zweien!

    I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)

  2. an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries Germany, feminine

    Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch!

    The good news: I got a B in English!

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Zwei Zweien
Accusative Zwei Zweien
Dative Zwei Zweien
Genitive Zwei Zweien

zwei

adj ·

Translation

  1. a brace of source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. bi- source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. a brace of source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Zwei

noun ·

Translation

  1. two source:wikdict-en-de-stardict