das duas, uma

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “out of two, one”.

Phrase

das duas, uma

1. either one or the other

   Das duas, uma. Ou você me ama ou você não me ama.

   Either one or the other. Either you love me or you don't.

Usage notes

This is said at the beginning of a sentence. It introduces two exclusive options, with certainty and emphasis, often of the kind "true or false", "yes or no", etc.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:das duas, uma.