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What is the difference between 'futari' and 'futari-domo'?

Also, is 二人共 the correct way to write 'futari-domo'?
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Is there a difference between 'futari' and 'futari-domo'?
Yo Hamsteriffic, you probably mean futari- **T** omo.

The difference is as follows:

> 二人 ⇒ two people.
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> 二人共 ⇒ both people.
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“二人” means _two persons_ , e.g. 二人で合唱する ‐ Two (people) sing a duet.

“二人とも” means _both of the two_ , or _two of them together_ , e.g.
彼は兄弟二人とも東大出身である ‐ Both he and his brother graduated from Tokyo University.

“二人共” can also be written “二人とも”, and should be pronounced “Hutari **t** omo,”
not “Hutari domo.”

When we say 共々, e.g. “夫婦共々”元気に過ごしています ‐ "We, as a couple, are faring well," it
should be pronounced “Huu-hu tomo **d** omo.”
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