zwei

Meaning

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

Concepts

two

pair

twain

couple

two people

two persons

two year old

bi-

di-

fortnight

fourteen days

two weeks

Pronounced as (IPA)

/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).

Sentences

Sieger ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder .

Sieger is married and has two children.

Er trat sein Amt zwei Tage später an .

He took office two days later.

Ich habe bereits gesagt , dass es zwei Programme gibt .

I said there were two programmes.

Alimow ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder .

Alimov is married and has two children.

Die meisten Legehennen werden nicht einmal zwei Jahre alt .

Most laying hens don't even live to be two years old.

Danach ging die Band für zwei Monate europaweit auf Tour .

After that, the band went on tour throughout Europe for two months.

Friedrich Strobl ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder .

Friedrich Strobl is married and has two children.

Wenn man zwei Sachen gleichzeitig tut , kommt bei beidem meistens nur Pfusch raus .

If you do two things at the same time, you usually only get messy out of both.