either
gb/ˈiðɚ/ us/ˈiðɚ/
A2
İngilizce
~ 900
vagy … vagy, sem, mindkét, bármelyik
A2
1
vagy … vagy
A2
Kullanım kalıbı:
either [option A] or [option B]
You can either stay here or come with us.
Vagy itt maradsz, vagy velünk jössz.
Either we leave now, or we miss the train.
Vagy most indulunk, vagy lekéssük a vonatot.
I can either call you tonight or send you an email.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
You can either eat now or later.
Vagy most eszel, vagy később.
Either you go, or I go.
Vagy te mész, vagy én megyek.
We can either walk or take the bus.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'either' without 'or' when listing two alternatives, which is incorrect in this sense.
Anlam
used to show a choice
Eşdizimler
either A or B
|either way
|either one
Eş anlamlılar
or (Similar in connecting alternatives, but 'either' usually emphasizes the limited number of choices.)
Zıt anlamlılar
both (Indicates inclusion of both options instead of choosing one.)
Konular
grammar
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Tanım
Used to talk about a choice between two things.
Used to connect two or more possibilities, indicating that only one of them can be true or chosen.
A2
2
sem
A1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[negative clause] ... either
I don't like coffee either.
Én sem szeretem a kávét.
She can't come tonight either.
Ma este sem tud eljönni.
They haven't seen the movie either.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I don't like fish either.
Én sem szeretem a halat.
He is not happy either.
Ő sem boldog.
We don't have time either.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners often incorrectly use 'too' in negative sentences instead of 'either'.
Anlam
also, in negative context
Eşdizimler
not either
|can't either
|won't either
Eş anlamlılar
too ('Too' is used in positive statements, while 'either' is used in negatives.)
Zıt anlamlılar
too (Opposite polarity; 'too' works in positive contexts, 'either' in negative ones.)
Konular
grammar
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Tanım
Used after a negative sentence to mean 'also'.
Used after a negative statement to mean 'also' or 'too'.
B1
3
Kullanım kalıbı:
either [singular noun]
There are trees on either side of the road.
Az út mindkét oldalán fák állnak.
You may choose either option.
A két lehetőség közül bármelyiket választhatod.
She held a bag in either hand.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
There is a shop on either side.
Mindkét oldalon van egy bolt.
You can take either bus.
Bármelyik buszra felszállhatsz.
He has a ring on either hand.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'either' with plural nouns incorrectly when they mean 'both'.
Anlam
each of two items
Eşdizimler
either side
|either hand
|either option
Eş anlamlılar
each ('Each' can refer to more than two, but 'either' is limited to two.)
Zıt anlamlılar
neither ('Neither' means not one and not the other.)
Konular
grammar
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Means one or the other of two things.
Refers to each one of two people or things, considered separately.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
either
IPA
GB/ˈiðɚ/
US/ˈiðɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
either (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (either)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: either
- Plural: eithers
Kelime ailesi
Forms
eithers
noun
Negative and opposite forms
neither
conjunction A2
İfadeler
either way
1/ˈiðɚ wˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
regardless of the choice made
No matter which choice you make, the result is the same.
Örnekler
- Either way, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow.
- It might rain or snow, but either way we’ll still go hiking.
either … or …
2/ˈiðɚ ˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
offering two options only
Used to show there are only two choices.
Örnekler
- You can either have tea or coffee.
- Either we leave now or we’ll be late.
on either side (of)
3/ˈɔn ˈiðɚ sˈaɪd əv/
fixed phrase
on both sides of something
On both sides of something.
Örnekler
- There are shops on either side of the street.
- He was surrounded by guards on either side of him.