entweder

German

Etymology

ent- +‎ weder

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛntveːdɐ/
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Conjunction

entweder

  1. 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
  • eintzweder
  • entzweder

Further reading
  • “entweder” in Duden online
  • “entweder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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