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The meaning of the German word "zwei" and how you use it

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zwei
(number) two
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Sie hat zwei Hunde .
She has two dogs.
Es kostet zwei Euro .
It costs two euros.
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German – The Language of Ideas
sondern ein Jahr , zwei Jahre , drei Jahre mit seiner Familie hier sein will ,
but rather be here for one year, two years, three years with his family,
Building Bridges: – The "Big Sister" Mentor System at High School
Mit zwei und zwanzig Mitschülern gründete sie das Projekt ' Crossing the Bridge '
With 22 classmates she started the project 'Crossing the Bridge'
Missiles on the High Seas: The German Navy
Kraftvoll pflügt die Korvette ' Braunschweig ' mit ihren zwei 20 , 000 PS starken Dieselmotoren
The corvette 'Brauschweig' plows powerfully with her two 20.000 PS strong diesel motors
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alle...zwei...stunden
(expression) every two hours
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Der Arzt sagt , ich muss alle zwei Stunden eine Pille nehmen .
The doctor says I have to take a pill every two hours.
Er muss alle zwei Stunden zehn Tropfen von der Medizin nehmen .
He has to take ten drops of the medicine every two hours.
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Zwei
(noun) (fem.) (sing.) two (2 on phone keypad) Numbers on a phone keypad are always preceded by the feminine definite article "die".
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Wenn Sie einen Straftat melden möchten , bitte drücken Sie die zwei .
If you [formal] want to report a crime please press two.
Wähl diese Nummer und drück die zwei .
Dial this number and press two.
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"Press One" - Annett Louisan
Drück die Zwei
Press two
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Zwei
(noun) (accusative) (fem.) (sing.) a 2 (school grade) In Germany instead of A, B, C grades, there is a point system (1- A etc.). So a 2 would be the equivalent of a B.
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In Mathe habe ich 'ne Zwei .
In math I got a B.
Ich hoffe auf eine Zwei .
I hope to get a B.
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Building Bridges: – The "Big Sister" Mentor System at High School
'' Hey , Myri ! Durch deine Nachhilfe habe ich jetzt eine Zwei in Englisch geschrieben !"
"Hey, Myri! With your tutoring help in English I now have a 2 in English!"
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zwei dritteln
(number) (dative) (neut.) (pl.) two-thirds
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Zwei Dritteln der Population sind gefahren .
Two-thirds of the population went away.
Ich habe zwei Dritteln der Pizza gegessen .
I ate two-thirds of the pizza.
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