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### Twice as big: de două ori mai …

You know **de două ori** (twice) from saying how often: *de două ori pe zi*. Put it in front of a comparative and it multiplies: **de două ori mai mare** = twice as big. Change the number for *three times*, *ten times*: **de trei ori mai scump**, **de zece ori mai mult**. The rest is the comparison you already know: *mai* + adjective, and **decât** before whatever you compare with. Where English says *as big as*, Romanian keeps *mai … decât*.

| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| de două ori mai mare | twice as big |
| de trei ori mai scump | three times as expensive |
| de zece ori mai mult | ten times as much |

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### Mult agrees, and big numbers take de

In *de zece ori mai mult*, **mult** is an adverb (ten times as much) and never changes. In front of a noun it agrees with that noun: *de zece ori mai **mulți** bani*, *de două ori mai **multă** apă*. From twenty up, the number takes **de**, as it does before any noun: *de douăzeci de ori mai scump*.

### Dublu, triplu

**Dublu** (double) and **triplu** (triple) are ordinary adjectives. They normally follow the noun and agree with it:

| m. sg. | f. sg. | m. pl. | f. pl. / n. pl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| dublu | dublă | dubli | duble |
| triplu | triplă | tripli | triple |

At a Romanian hotel you book a **cameră dublă** (a room for two) or a **cameră triplă** (for three), and a double bed is a **pat dublu**. A **salariu dublu** (double pay) is simply a salary that is *de două ori mai mare*.

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### Paying double

Like many adjectives, **dublu** also works as an adverb with no ending: *am plătit dublu* (I paid double). With the definite article it becomes a noun, **dublul** (the double): *zece este dublul lui cinci*.

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Twice as big (de două ori mai mare, dublu)

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Question	Answer
double	dublu
Their house is twice as big as ours.	Casa lor e de două ori mai mare decât a noastră.
The new train is twice as fast.	Trenul nou e de două ori mai rapid.
In summer, the tickets are three times as expensive.	Vara, biletele sunt de trei ori mai scumpe.
The rent here is three times as high as in the village.	Chiria aici e de trei ori mai mare decât în sat.
My brother has ten times as much money as I do.	Fratele meu are de zece ori mai mulți bani decât mine.
I booked a double room.	Am rezervat o cameră dublă.
We want a room with a double bed.	Vrem o cameră cu pat dublu.
I want a double portion of French fries.	Vreau o porție dublă de cartofi prăjiți.
I paid double for the ticket.	Am plătit dublu pentru bilet.
Ten is double five.	Zece este dublul lui cinci.
triple	triplu
The hotel has double and triple rooms.	Hotelul are camere duble și triple.
We need a triple room.	Avem nevoie de o cameră triplă.
A triple room costs more.	O cameră triplă costă mai mult.

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