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två

two/tvoː/

två as a number

Meaning

two

In Swedish: 2

två as a verb

Meaning

wash

In Swedish: tvätta

Conjugation

Conjugation of två (wash)
Infinitiveatt tvåto wash
Presenttvårjag tvår
Pasttvåddejag tvådde
Supinetvåttused after har / hade
Perfecthar tvåttjag har tvått
Past perfecthade tvåttjag hade tvått
Futureska tvåor: kommer att två
Conditionalskulle tvåjag skulle två
Imperativetvå!a command
Present participletvående-ing, used as an adjective
Past participletvåddused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of två
Infinitivetvås
Presenttvås
Pasttvåddes
Supinetvåtts

Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use tvår. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise två

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What does två mean?

Expressions

  • två sina händer
    wash one's hands

Questions

What does två mean in English?

två means “two”.

What is the past tense of två?

The past tense of två is tvådde (“jag tvådde”). The supine is tvått, used in “jag har tvått”.

What is the present tense of två?

tvår, the same for every person: jag tvår, du tvår, vi tvår.

Similar words

ett parpartvenne

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish tvēr, from Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Nearby common words

två is number 102 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 98ju of course, why
  • 99ditt your, yours, you (vocative determiner used before a singular neuter gender noun)
  • 100vänta wait, expect
  • 101känna feel, know
  • 103nån some, any
  • 104dag day
  • 105tillbaka back(wards), back
  • 106något some
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