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-fold, times
Used as a suffix to indicate multiplication.
倍 is a suffix meaning "times" or "-fold" used to express multiplication.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 二倍: double, twice
- 三倍: triple, three times
- 何倍: how many times?
- 〜倍になる: to become ~ times (larger/more)
- 〜倍にする: to make ~ times (larger/more)
PRONUNCIATION NOTES:
With numbers, 倍 often becomes ばい: 一倍, 二倍, 三倍.
CONTRAST:
- 倍: multiplicative (2倍 = ×2)
- 分の: fractional (2分の1 = 1/2)
- パーセント: percentage
Related Words
Related:
二倍 (double)