No. 33 in Finnish
kaksi
Two.
In a sentence
Minulla on kaksi kirjaa.
I have two books.
Here 'kaksi' means the number 'two', used to indicate the quantity of books.
Jaoin kakun kahteen osaan.
I divided the cake into two parts.
Here 'kaksi' (as 'kahteen', its translative case form) is used to describe the number in relation to division into parts.
He menivät kaksistaan elokuviin.
They went to the movies as a pair.
Here 'kaksi' appears in the adverbial form 'kaksistaan', indicating a group of two individuals acting together.
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