oboje

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈbɔ.jɛ/
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Numeral

oboje

  1. (collective) both

Usage notes
  • Collective numbers are used before nouns denoting people of mixed sex, personal and animate neuter nouns (of which there are few), and non-masculine personal pluralia tantum. They are used with nouns in the genitive in nominative, accusative, instrumental, and vocative position.
oboje studentów – both students (one male and one female)
oboje zwierząt – both animals
oboje drzwi – both doors

Declension
declension of oboje
Case Plural only
nominative, vocative oboje
genitive obojga
dative obojgu
accusative oboje
instrumental obojgiem
locative obojgu

See also
  • oba (non-collective)

Further reading
  • oboje in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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