entweder
Translation
either
Examples
Entweder du kommst mit, oder du bleibst hier.
Either you come with us, or you stay here.
Wir können entweder ins Kino oder ins Theater gehen.
We can either go to the cinema or to the theatre.
Grammar Patterns
entweder ... oder ... either ... or ... Either we eat now or we wait.
Similar Words
Antonyms: sowohl ... als auch (both ... and), weder ... noch (neither ... nor)
Etymology
From Old High German `entweder`, a compound of `eino` (one) and `hwedar` (which of two). Literally 'one of which of two'.
Memory Tips
`entweder` introduces a choice. Remember it as the first part of the 'either ... or' (`entweder ... oder`) pair.