What is the difference between 'futari' and 'futari-domo'?
Also, is 二人共 the correct way to write 'futari-domo'?
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4「二人とも」は副詞的に使えますね。– Chocolate ♦Feb 25, 2016 at 12:34
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1... and 「～共」 is usually read ども when added to a (pro)noun as a humble/pejorative plural suffix (eg. [手前]{てまえ}ども、[私]{わたくし}ども、人間ども、虫けらども、[兵]{つわもの}ども、[野郎]{やろう}ども...) and とも when following 「number + counter」meaning "both/all" (eg. ２人とも、２つとも、３匹とも、３回とも、４本とも...)– Chocolate ♦Feb 28, 2016 at 3:36
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Yo Hamsteriffic, you probably mean futari-Tomo.
The difference is as follows:
二人 ⇒ two people.
二人共 ⇒ both people.
“二人” means two persons, e.g. 二人で合唱する ‐ Two (people) sing a duet.
“二人とも” means both of the two, or two of them together, e.g. 彼は兄弟二人とも東大出身である ‐ Both he and his brother graduated from Tokyo University.
“二人共” can also be written “二人とも”, and should be pronounced “Hutari tomo,” not “Hutari domo.”
When we say 共々, e.g. “夫婦共々”元気に過ごしています ‐ "We, as a couple, are faring well," it should be pronounced “Huu-hu tomodomo.”
