oboje

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech obój, from Proto-Slavic *obojь. Doublet of obojí and obé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈobojɛ]

Numeral

oboje

1. (collective) both, both groups of, both sets of

   oboje modré kalhoty ― both blue pants

   oboje stará kamna ― both old stoves

   oboje silné ponožky ― both pairs of thick socks

   oboje teplé prádlo ― both sets of warm clothes

Usage notes

• Some dictionaries consider oboje and obojí to be interchangable in both meanings.
• This word can be used with pluralia tantum to make them countable. If used with other nouns, it means groups or pairs. It can also be used with singular collective nouns (normally only in neuter) which do not have plural forms. The masculine singular and animate plural forms are no longer used.

Declension

Declension of obůj (irregular)

singular
	masculine		feminine	neuter
	animate	inanimate
nominative	obůj1		oboje1	oboje
genitive	obojího		obojí1	obojího
dative	obojímu		obojí1	obojímu
accusative	obojího	obůj1	oboji1	oboje
locative	obojím		obojí1	obojím
instrumental	obojím		obojí1	obojím
plural
	masculine		feminine	neuter
	animate	inanimate
nominative	oboji1	oboje		oboje
genitive	obojích
dative	obojím
accusative	oboje			oboje
locative	obojích
instrumental	obojími

¹Obsolete.

Further reading

• “oboje”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “oboje”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “oboje”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbɔ.jɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔjɛ
• Syllabification: o‧bo‧je

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oboji.

Numeral

oboje

1. (collective) both (each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items)

   Synonym: obydwoje

Declension

Declension of oboje

	plural
nominative	oboje
genitive	obojga
dative	obojgu
accusative	oboje
instrumental	obojgiem
locative	obojgu
vocative	oboje

See also

• oba (non-collective)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

oboje m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of obój

Further reading

• oboje in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oboje in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Numeral

ȍboje (Cyrillic spelling о̏боје)

1. (collective) both (for mixed pairs)

   Synonym: ȍbadvoje

   nas oboje ― both of us

Declension

Declension of oboje

	singular
nominative	ȍboje
genitive	obóga
dative	obóma
accusative	ȍboje
vocative	ȍboje
locative	obóma
instrumental	obóma

Related terms

• ȍba (for masculine and neuter pairs)
• ȍbje (for feminine pairs)