else
gb/ˈɛls/ us/ˈɛls/
A2
Engelska
~ 500
még, más, különben
A2
1
még
A1
Användningsmönster:
[something] else
Do you want anything else with your coffee?
Kérsz még valamit a kávéd mellé?
Is there anyone else coming to the meeting?
Jön még valaki a megbeszélésre?
We went somewhere else for lunch.
She had nothing else to say.
I can't think of anything else right now.
Exempel för inlärare
Do you want something else?
Kérsz még valamit?
Is there someone else here?
Van még itt valaki?
We went somewhere else.
I have nothing else.
He wants something else.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'else' with 'also'. 'Else' usually means 'different' or 'additional option', while 'also' means 'in addition' without implying difference.
Betydelse
in addition; besides
Ordkombinationer
someone else
|anything else
|nothing else
|somewhere else
|something else
Synonymer
besides (Implies adding to what was mentioned, often used interchangeably but can sound slightly more formal.)
Antonymer
same (Indicates no difference or addition, opposite to 'else' meaning 'different'.)
Teman
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to talk about something more or different from what you said before.
Used to indicate something different or additional to what has already been mentioned.
A2
2
más
A1
Användningsmönster:
[something] else
I thought it was John, but it was someone else.
Azt hittem, John az, de valaki más volt.
We should try somewhere else for dinner.
Próbáljunk meg máshol vacsorázni.
If you can't do it, I'll ask someone else.
She wanted a red dress, but took something else instead.
There's nothing else I can do.
Exempel för inlärare
It is someone else.
Az valaki más.
We went somewhere else.
Máshová mentünk.
I want something else.
Ask someone else.
He lives somewhere else.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may confuse 'else' with 'other'. Remember: 'else' is used after words like someone, somewhere, anything.
Betydelse
different; instead
Ordkombinationer
someone else
|somewhere else
|something else
Synonymer
other (Means 'different', but often used as an adjective rather than an adverb.)
Antonymer
same (Indicates no difference; opposite of 'else' meaning 'different'.)
Teman
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to talk about a different person or thing from the one you said before.
Used to indicate something or someone different from the one already mentioned.
B1
3
különben
B1
Användningsmönster:
[command/statement], else [result]
You need to leave now, else you'll miss the train.
Most kell indulnod, különben lekésed a vonatot.
Pay attention, else you might make a mistake.
Figyelj oda, különben hibázhatsz.
We have to hurry, else we'll be late.
Finish your homework, else you can't go out.
Wear a coat, else you'll catch a cold.
Exempel för inlärare
Hurry up, else we will be late.
Siess, különben elkésünk.
Study hard, else you will fail.
Tanulj szorgalmasan, különben megbuksz.
Eat now, else you will be hungry.
Come early, else we will start without you.
Listen carefully, else you will not understand.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes place 'else' incorrectly in the sentence. In this meaning, it usually comes after a command or statement and before the consequence.
Betydelse
if not; otherwise
Ordkombinationer
hurry up, else you'll be late
|do it now, else you'll forget
Synonymer
otherwise ('Otherwise' is slightly more formal and flexible in sentence position.)
Teman
daily life
|warnings
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
Used to say what will happen if something is not true or not done.
Used after a statement to indicate the consequence if that statement is not true or not followed.
Grammatik
Grundform
else
IPA
GB/ˈɛls/
US/ˈɛls/
Stavelser och betoning
else (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (else)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: else
- Plural: elses
Ordfamilj
Forms
elses
noun
Core family
elsewhere
adverb B1
Uttryck
anything else
1/ˈɛniθˌɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other thing or matter
Another thing or matter that is different or extra from what we said before.
Exempel
- Would you like anything else with that?
- Do you need anything else before we go?
someone else
1/sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different person
Another person who is different from the one we talked about before.
Exempel
- I thought you were John, but you're someone else.
- Can I speak to someone else about this problem?
somewhere else
1/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different place
A place that is different from the one we talked about before.
Exempel
- Let's go somewhere else for dinner.
- They moved the meeting somewhere else.
or else
1/ˈɔɹ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
'If not' with implied threat/result
Used to say what bad thing will happen if something is not done.
Exempel
- You'd better finish your work, or else you'll get a bad grade.
- You had better finish your work, or else you'll be in trouble.
- Put on your coat, or else you'll catch a cold.
- We need to leave now, or else we'll miss the start of the show.
something else
1/sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
informal
A different thing than before mentioned one
A different thing from the one already talked about.
Exempel
- If you don’t like this shirt, I can show you something else.
- We need to try something else if this doesn’t work.
something else
2/sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different or extra thing
A thing that is different from what has been talked about before, or extra to it.
Exempel
- I don't want tea. Give me something else.
- They offered me a job, but I wanted something else.