Japanese Conversation · Level 34
90 words
Japanese word
二人
Pronunciation
Romajifutari
Meaning
- nountwo people
Example
二人は学校へ行きます。futa ri wa gak kō e i ki ma su
The two people go to school.
More examples
二人で映画を見ます。futa ri de ei ga o mi ma su
The two people watch a movie together.
Core concept
It presents two human beings as a pair or simply as a count of two people.
Common phrases
二人でfuta ri de
as a pair
二人ともfuta ri to mo
both people
Definition in Japanese
人が二人いること。また、その二人。hito ga futa ri i ru ko to ma ta so no futa ri
Word origin
The native Japanese form 二人 (futari) uses 二 (futa, "two") with 人 (ri), an old suffix used for counting people.
Usage tips
- Unlike most number-plus-counter combinations, exactly two people are commonly called 二人 (futari), not に人 (ninin).
Other meanings
- pairnoun
Opposites
- 一人hitorione personnoun