Either
//ˈaɪ.ðə//
Translations of "either" (48 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | εἴτε ... εἴτε(introduces the first of two options), ἤτοι ... ἤ(introduces the first of two options) | eíte ... eíte, ḗtoi ... ḗ | |
| Arabic | أَيْضًا((after a negative) as well), كَذٰلِكَ((after a negative) as well), إِمَّا ... إِمَّا(introduces the first of two options), اما ...أو(introduces the first of two options), يا اما... يا(introduces the first of two options) | ʔayḍan, ka-ḏālika, ʔimmā ... ʔimmā, ʔima...ʔaw.., ya ʔima... ya | |
| Belarusian | або́ ... або́(introduces the first of two options), альбо́ ... альбо́(introduces the first of two options), ці ... ці(introduces the first of two options) | abó ... abó, alʹbó ... alʹbó, ci ... ci | |
| Bulgarian | също((after a negative) as well), или ... или(introduces the first of two options), нито ... нито(introduces the first of two options), всеки(each of two) | sǎšto, ili ... ili, nito ... nito, vseki | |
| Catalan | tampoc((after a negative) as well) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 一係……一係…… /一系……一系……(introduces the first of two options) | jat¹ hai⁶ ... jat¹ hai⁶ ... | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 也不((after a negative) as well), 或者……或者……(introduces the first of two options), 要麼……要麼…… /要么……要么……(introduces the first of two options) | yěbù, huòzhě ... huòzhě ..., yàome ... yàome ... | |
| Czech | buď ... anebo(introduces the first of two options), buď ... nebo(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Danish | heller((after a negative) as well), begge(each of two) | — | |
| Dutch | ook (niet)((after a negative) as well), hetzij(introduces the first of two options), of(introduces the first of two options), ofwel(introduces the first of two options), beide(each of two) | — | |
| Esperanto | ĉu(introduces the first of two options), ambaŭ(each of two) | — | |
| Estonian | samuti((after a negative) as well), kas(introduces the first of two options), mõlemad(each of two) | — | |
| Faroese | antin(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Finnish | kaan((after a negative) as well), kään((after a negative) as well), myöskään((after a negative) as well), joko(introduces the first of two options), joko tai(introduces the first of two options), kumpikin(each of two), molemmat(each of two) | — | |
| French | non plus((after a negative) as well), ou(introduces the first of two options), soit(introduces the first of two options), soit ... ou(introduces the first of two options), chaque(each of two), l'un ou l'autre(each of two), les deux(each of two) | — | |
| German | auch((after a negative) as well), ebenfalls((after a negative) as well), ebenso((after a negative) as well), entweder(introduces the first of two options), entweder ... oder(introduces the first of two options), beide(each of two) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷(introduces the first of two options) | andizuh | |
| Greek | ούτε((after a negative) as well), είτε ... είτε(introduces the first of two options), είτε(each of two) | oúte, eíte ... eíte, eíte | |
| Hungarian | sem((after a negative) as well), vagy...vagy...(introduces the first of two options), vagy(each of two) | — | |
| Icelandic | annaðhvort(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Indonesian | antara ... atau(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Irish | ach oiread((after a negative) as well) | — | |
| Italian | neanche((after a negative) as well), nemmeno((after a negative) as well), neppure((after a negative) as well), o(introduces the first of two options), oppure(introduces the first of two options), ciascuno(each of two), entrambi(each of two), ogni(each of two) | — | |
| Japanese | …か…か(introduces the first of two options) | -ka ...-ka | |
| Kapampangan | edi...rin((after a negative) as well), murin((after a negative) as well), rin((after a negative) as well), rinmo((after a negative) as well), ...ka...ka(introduces the first of two options), ...man...man(introduces the first of two options), ...mo...mo(introduces the first of two options), ...ya...ya(introduces the first of two options), o(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Konkani | एका...कि(introduces the first of two options) | ekā...ki | |
| Korean | ...든 ...든(introduces the first of two options), ...든지 ...든지(introduces the first of two options) | ...deun ...-deun, ...deunji ...-deunji | |
| Latin | aut ... aut(introduces the first of two options), alteruter(each of two) | — | |
| Norwegian | heller((after a negative) as well) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | enten(introduces the first of two options), begge(each of two) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | anten(introduces the first of two options), enten(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Old English | oþþe(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Pashto | دواړه(each of two) | dwâṛa | |
| Persian | یا(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Polish | też nie((after a negative) as well), albo... albo...(introduces the first of two options), ani ... ani...(introduces the first of two options), bądź(introduces the first of two options), oba(each of two) | — | |
| Portuguese | também não((after a negative) as well), tampouco((after a negative) as well), ou ... ou(introduces the first of two options), ambos(each of two), qualquer um(each of two) | — | |
| Romanian | nici((after a negative) as well), amândoi(each of two), fiecare(each of two) | — | |
| Russian | та́кже не((after a negative) as well), и́ли ... и́ли(introduces the first of two options), ли́бо ... ли́бо(introduces the first of two options), ка́ждый(each of two) | tákže ne, íli ... íli, líbo ... líbo, káždyj | |
| Scots | ither(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | an dara cuid(introduces the first of two options), aon chuid(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Sicilian | o ... o(introduces the first of two options), o...o puru(introduces the first of two options), tutt'e dui(each of two) | — | |
| Slovak | buď...alebo...(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Spanish | tampoco((after a negative) as well), bien... bien(introduces the first of two options), bien... bien(introduces the first of two options), bien... o(introduces the first of two options), o ... o(introduces the first of two options), o bien... o bien(introduces the first of two options), ya sea...o(introduces the first of two options), cada(each of two) | — | |
| Swedish | heller((after a negative) as well), antingen...eller(introduces the first of two options), bägge(each of two), båda(each of two) | — | |
| Turkish | ya ... ya(introduces the first of two options), ya ... ya da(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Ukrainian | тако́ж((after a negative) as well), або́ ... або́(introduces the first of two options), ко́жен(each of two) | takóž, abó ... abó, kóžen | |
| Vietnamese | hoặc … hoặc(introduces the first of two options) | — | |
| Welsh | chwaith((after a negative) as well), naill ai … neu(introduces the first of two options) | — |
أَيْضًا, كَذٰلِكَ, إِمَّا ... إِمَّا, اما ...أو, يا اما... يا
ʔayḍan, ka-ḏālika, ʔimmā ... ʔimmā, ʔima...ʔaw.., ya ʔima... ya
tampoc
buď ... anebo, buď ... nebo
heller, begge
ook (niet), hetzij, of, ofwel, beide
ĉu, ambaŭ
samuti, kas, mõlemad
antin
kaan, kään, myöskään, joko, joko tai, kumpikin, molemmat
non plus, ou, soit, soit ... ou, chaque, l'un ou l'autre, les deux
auch, ebenfalls, ebenso, entweder, entweder ... oder, beide
sem, vagy...vagy..., vagy
annaðhvort
antara ... atau
ach oiread
neanche, nemmeno, neppure, o, oppure, ciascuno, entrambi, ogni
edi...rin, murin, rin, rinmo, ...ka...ka, ...man...man, ...mo...mo, ...ya...ya, o
aut ... aut, alteruter
heller
enten, begge
anten, enten
oþþe
یا
też nie, albo... albo..., ani ... ani..., bądź, oba
também não, tampouco, ou ... ou, ambos, qualquer um
nici, amândoi, fiecare
та́кже не, и́ли ... и́ли, ли́бо ... ли́бо, ка́ждый
tákže ne, íli ... íli, líbo ... líbo, káždyj
ither
an dara cuid, aon chuid
o ... o, o...o puru, tutt'e dui
buď...alebo...
tampoco, bien... bien, bien... bien, bien... o, o ... o, o bien... o bien, ya sea...o, cada
heller, antingen...eller, bägge, båda
ya ... ya, ya ... ya da
hoặc … hoặc
chwaith, naill ai … neu
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