Vocab Info
N4 Noun, の-adjective, Counter
倍twice, double, times, -fold
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun, の-adjective - 1. - double, twice (as much) 
 
- Counter - 2. - times (as much), -fold 
- 3. - 1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n e.g. 40倍 = 1 in 40
 
All Forms
倍 【ばい】
Details
- ば 
- い 
 
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Examples
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- 彼は私の倍の長さの人生を生きています。 - He has lived twice as long as I have. - N4
 
- おそらく彼の家は私の家の倍ほどはあるだろう。 - His house is probably twice as big as mine. - N4
 
- あんな酷い事をされたので、倍にして返してやろうと思っています。 - Since they did such a horrible thing to me, I am going to pay them back twofold. - N4
 
- 物価がこの10年で倍になってしまったので、少しも贅沢する事が出来ません。 - Prices have doubled in the past decade, so we can't afford to splurge at all. - N3
 
- レシピは二人分だがうちは四人家族なので、全ての分量を倍にする必要があるだろう。 - The recipe is for two people, but we are a family of four, so all the portions would need to be doubled. - N3
 
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