both
gb/bˈoʊθ/ us/bˈoʊθ/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 400
mindkét, … is és … is, mindkettő, mindketten
A2
1
mindkét
A2
… is és … is
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نمط الاستخدام:
both [noun/plural pronoun]
Both students passed the exam.
Mindkét diák átment a vizsgán.
I like both coffee and tea.
A kávét is szeretem, és a teát is.
They invited both families to the wedding.
We need to consider both options before deciding.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Both cats are sleeping.
Mindkét macska alszik.
I like both apples and bananas.
Az almát is szeretem, és a banánt is.
Both my friends are here.
She can speak both English and French.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'both' with singular nouns; it should be used with plural countable nouns or pronouns.
المعنى
Referring to two things jointly
المتلازمات اللفظية
both sides
|both options
|both parents
|both countries
المرادفات
the two (More explicit but less common in everyday conversation.)
الأضداد
neither (Refers to not one and not the other of two options.)
الموضوعات
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used to talk about two people or things together.
Used to refer to two people or things together, considered as a pair.
A2
2
mindkettő
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mindketten
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نمط الاستخدام:
both [verb phrase]
Both were tired after the long journey.
Mindketten fáradtak voltak a hosszú út után.
We saw two movies, and both were excellent.
Két filmet láttunk, és mindkettő kiváló volt.
They both agreed to the plan.
Both have been working here for years.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Both are happy.
Mindketten boldogok.
They both like pizza.
Mindketten szeretik a pizzát.
We both go to school.
Both have blue eyes.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'both' with 'all', which is used for more than two.
المعنى
Two people or things jointly
المتلازمات اللفظية
both are
|both have
|both do
المرادفات
the two of them (More explicit and often slightly more formal.)
الأضداد
neither (Means not one or the other of two.)
الموضوعات
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used instead of saying two people or things again.
Used to mean two people or things together, without repeating the nouns.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
both
IPA
GB/bˈoʊθ/
US/bˈoʊθ/
المقاطع والنبر
both (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (both)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: both
- Plural: boths
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
both ways
1/bˈoʊθ wˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
In two directions or manners
In two different directions or styles.
أمثلة
- Traffic moves both ways on this street.
- You have to look both ways before crossing.
both...and
1/bˈɑθˈænd/
fixed phrase
Including two items equally
Used to say that two things are true at the same time.
أمثلة
- She is both smart and kind.
- The film was both funny and touching.
on both sides
1/ˈɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz/
fixed phrase
In two opposite positions
On the left and right sides of something.
أمثلة
- There are trees on both sides of the road.
- Support came from people on both sides.