Russian words for “both”

  There are two words (or rather, two forms of a word) for “both” in Russian language:

оба — for masculine and neutral nouns

обе — for feminine nouns.

Examples:

masc.

оба носка — both socks

оба друга — both friends

neutral

оба ведра — both buckets

оба солнца — both suns

fem.

обе девушки — both girls

обе стороны — both sides

Sentences:

Оба были молоды. — Both were young.

Возьми обе шоколадки. — Take both chocolate bars.

Оба его брата любили играть в видеоигры. — Both his brothers liked to play video games.

Они обе съели по мороженому. — Both of them [females] ate one ice cream each.

Они оба выпили по стакану молока. — Both of them [males] drank a glass of milk each.

В обеих деревнях живёт много народу. — There are many people in both villages.

В обоих городах есть парки. — Both cities have parks.

Обеим дочерям отец привёз подарки. — A father brought presents for both his daughters.

You can check conjugation and other details about these words here.