Japanese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Japanese word
二度
Pronunciation
Romajinido
Meaning
- nountwice
Example
私は週に二度泳ぎます。watashi wa shū ni ni do oyo gi ma su
I swim twice a week.
More examples
同じ話を二度聞きました。ona ji hanashi o ni do ki ki ma shi ta
I heard the same story twice.
Core concept
Marks an action or event as happening two times without describing how long it lasts or how it happens.
Common phrases
二度とni do to
never again
二度あるni do a ru
happen twice
Similar words
二回nikai: A familiar expression for saying that an action or event occurs two times.
Definition in Japanese
行為や出来事の回数が二回であること。kō i ya de ki goto no kai sū ga ni kai de a ru ko to
Word origin
In 二度 (nido, "twice"), 二 (ni, "two") specifies the number and 度 (do, "time or occurrence") specifies what is counted.
Usage tips
- A phrase with 二度 (nido) often answers a simple question about how many times an activity occurs in a week or month.
Related words
- 二度目nidomesecond timenoun