(quantifier – with plural countable nouns – dual)
Translations
Мне нравятся оба варианта.
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Used before a plural noun to indicate that the two people or things are included together. Both parents attended the meeting.
(correlative conjunction – both ... and ...)
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The book was both educational and entertaining.
Книга была как познавательной, так и развлекательной.
This phone is both cheap and reliable.
Этот телефон и дешевый, и надежный.
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Used as a correlative conjunction with and to join two parallel elements (nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc.). I both admire and respect him.
(quantifier – without nouns – dual)
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Both of the girls are friends.
Both of them went to the store.
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Used to refer to two people or things, regarded together. Both were excited about the trip.
(focusing adverb – intensifier – strictly sentence-final position)
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He speaks English and French both.
Он говорит на английском и французском тоже
I enjoy hiking and swimming both.
Мне в равной степени нравится ходить в походы и плавать.
The apartment is quiet and sunny both.
Квартира тихая и солнечная — и то, и другое.
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Used at the end of a sentence after two connected items or actions to emphasize that the statement applies to both of them equally. He sings and dances both.