entweder

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German

Etymology

ent- +‎ weder

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛntveːdɐ/
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Conjunction

entweder

  1. either
    entweder ... odereither ... or

Usage notes

  • Used only in the pair "entweder ... oder", like either-or in English, or 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