दुवै
Saying Both of Two
दुवै means both: दुवै साथी आए is both friends came.
How It Works
दुवै means both. It points to two things, usually ones that were already clear from the talk: दुवै साथी (both friends), दुवै हात (both hands), दुवै कप (both cups).
You can place it in two spots. Before a noun, it works like a number: दुवै किताब राम्रा छन् means both books are good. After a pronoun, it adds the idea of both of us, both of you or both of them: हामी दुवै, तिमीहरू दुवै, उनीहरू दुवै.
The verb agrees with the plural doer. A noun after दुवै usually stays without हरू, as it does after a number. Some people write the word as दुबै, and this course uses दुवै.
For more than two, use सबै (all). दुवै never means all of three.
Examples (5)
- दुवै साथी आए।
Both friends came.
दुवै stands before साथी, and the verb आए is plural.
- हामी दुवै चिया पिउँछौँ।
We both drink tea.
After a pronoun, दुवै means both of us.
- उनीहरू दुवै शिक्षक हुन्।
They are both teachers.
Plural doer, so the verb is हुन्.
- मलाई दुवै किताब मन पर्छ।
I like both books.
दुवै comes before the noun किताब.
- मेरा दुवै हात चिसा छन्।
Both my hands are cold.
मेरा agrees with the plural idea of two hands.
How It Connects
Learn This First
दुवै means both and is a kind of all.
Related Patterns
Practice दुवै in Bubblegum
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