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Meanings
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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
for two people; serving for two; work of two
Used for portions, meals, or work capacity equivalent to two people. Often appears as 二人前の〜 or 二人前を〜.
I ordered a meal for two.
He does the work of two people by himself.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を二人前注文するto order two servings of something
I ordered two servings of grilled meat.
- 二人前の〈物〉を作るto make enough food for two people
I made enough curry for two people.
- 一人で二人前〈動詞〉to do (work, eating, etc.) equivalent to two people by oneself
He works as hard as two people all by himself.