midva, medve, vidva, vedve

Dual Subject Pronouns

Level 1

Use dual pronouns for exactly two people.

How It Works

Use dual pronouns for exactly two people. Midva and vidva include a male participant; medve and vedve refer to two females. Third-person dual uses onadva or onidve.

Compare midva sva with mi smo: changing from two people to a larger group changes both words. With two women, medve sva keeps the first-person dual auxiliary; a following participle instead shows feminine agreement, as in medve sva prišli.

Examples (3)

  1. Midva sva doma.

    The two of us are at home.

  2. Medve bereva.

    The two of us women are reading.

  3. Vidva sta prijatelja.

    You two are friends.

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midva, medve, vidva, vedveLevel 1Dual Subject Pronouns

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