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German
Etymology
ent- + weder
Pronunciation
Conjunction
entweder
- either
- entweder ... oder ― either ... or
Usage notes
- Used only in the pair "entweder ... oder", like either-or in English, or né in Italian.
- Syntactically, entweder may be treated like a coordinating conjunction or like an adverb. In the latter case, inversion takes place without there being any change in meaning. Compare:
- Entweder du gehst nach Hause oder du bleibst noch.
- Entweder gehst du nach Hause oder du bleibst noch.
- Either you go home or you stay some more.
See also
Further reading
- “entweder” in Duden online
- “entweder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache