надвое

Russian

Etymology

на́ () + дво́е (dvóje)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnadvəjə]

Adverb

на́двое (nádvoje)

  1. in two, in half, into two parts
    дорога раздели́лась на́двоеdoroga razdelílasʹ nádvojethe road forked
  2. (colloquial) ambiguously, with a double meaning
    ба́бушка на́двое сказа́лаbábuška nádvoje skazálawe'll see what we'll see; you never can tell
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