1.
double, twice, twofold
Two times the amount or number.
値段が二倍になった。
The price doubled.
二倍の時間がかかった。
It took twice the time.
今年は去年の二倍売れた。
This year sold twice as much as last year.
人口が二倍に増えたので、新しい学校が必要だ。
The population doubled, so new schools are needed.
新しいパソコンは前のものより二倍速くて、仕事が楽になったので、もう古いパソコンには戻れない。
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 means double or twice the amount.
PATTERN FOR MULTIPLES:
数字 + 倍 creates multipliers:
- 二倍: double, twice
- 三倍: triple, three times
- 四倍: quadruple
- 十倍: tenfold
- 百倍: hundredfold
COMMON PATTERNS:
- Aの二倍: twice as much as A
- 二倍になる: to double (intransitive)
- 二倍にする: to double (transitive)
- 二倍の値段: double the price
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 二倍: double (exact multiple)
- 二重: double, twofold (layers/structure)
- 倍増: doubling (formal term for increases)