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both

(Some call it pronoun, some call it adjective. It doesn't really matter, as it's a question of definition. It definitely gets endings. There's the plural endings and there's also "beides".)
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  • Beide Freunde kommen heute Abend.
  • Both friends are coming tonight.

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johnathanflaker
johnathanflaker

Online Duden and others seem to say this is a pronoun? Does this mean it is a pronoun>adjective?

johnathanflaker
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Reply to  Emanuel

Thank you, excellent answer which confirms my previous thoughts around word classification by the grammar police. :)

How many meanings does the German word 'beide' have?

beide has 1 distinct meaning: 1. both .

What is 'beide' related to?

The word 'beide' is related to *ambhi-.

Where can I learn more about 'beide'?

Check out the main YourDailyGerman Dictionary for more German vocabulary entries.