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