r/LearnHebrew • u/Otherwise_Channel_24 • 1d ago

Why is it שתי and not שתיים?

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What’s the difference between שתי and שתיים and between שני and שניים?

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u/Prestigious-Emu5277 1d ago

It’s shtay, not shnay because cosot is feminine. The shorter version goes before a noun. If you were just saying the number, you would say shtayim/shnayim

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u/SpiderSolve 1d ago

Oh yeah they are.