(にばい)

にばい
noun
double, twice
1. double, twice, twofold
Two times the amount or number.
The price doubled.
It took twice the time.
This year sold twice as much as last year.
The population doubled, so new schools are needed.
The new computer is twice as fast as the old one, making work easier, so I can't go back to the old one anymore.

二倍(にばい) means double or twice the amount.

PATTERN FOR MULTIPLES:

数字(すうじ) + (ばい) creates multipliers:

  • 二倍(にばい): double, twice
  • 三倍(さんばい): triple, three times
  • 四倍(よんばい): quadruple
  • 十倍(じゅうばい): tenfold
  • 百倍(ひゃくばい): hundredfold

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • Aの二倍(にばい): twice as much as A
  • 二倍(にばい)になる: to double (intransitive)
  • 二倍(にばい)にする: to double (transitive)
  • 二倍(にばい)値段(ねだん): double the price

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 二倍(にばい): double (exact multiple)
  • 二重(にじゅう): double, twofold (layers/structure)
  • 倍増(ばいぞう): doubling (formal term for increases)

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