Either … or humaanisha hili au lile: inatoa chaguo kati ya mambo mawili, ambapo moja linatumika. Either huwekwa kabla ya chaguo la kwanza na or kabla ya la pili. Sehemu hizo mbili zinapaswa kuwa na muundo unaolingana: nomino mbili, vitenzi viwili au vishazi viwili. Katika insha, ni njia ya kuonyesha masuluhisho mawili yanayowezekana.
Ungetumia either … or vipi?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama neno lina maana inayofaa na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
either + A + or + B (A and B in the same form); can/could either + verb + or + verb; Either + clause, or + clause
- You can either pay for the course in full or split it into three monthly payments.
- Either we leave before seven, or we'll get stuck in traffic on the bridge.
- To reduce traffic, cities can either raise parking fees or invest in public transport.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaWe can or take the train or rent a car for the weekend.
Baada ya marekebishoWe can either take the train or rent a car for the weekend.
Inaweza kuonekana kuwa na mantiki kuweka neno lilelile kabla ya chaguo zote: or … or. Lakini muundo unaohitajika hapa ni either … or. Or ya kwanza imebadilishwa kuwa either, huku ya pili ikibaki.
Neither … nor hukataa uwezekano wote wawili: Neither the soup nor the pasta is vegetarian, yaani supu na pasta zote zina nyama. Either ikiwa peke yake mwishoni mwa sentensi hasi inaweza kumaanisha “pia”: My sister doesn't drive, and I don't either. Maana hiyo haihusu kuchagua.
Zamu yako
The café has two vegetarian dishes today, so you can order ___ the mushroom soup or the pasta.
Onyesha jibu
either — Kuna vyakula viwili visivyo na nyama na mgeni anaweza kuagiza kimoja. Chaguo kati ya viwili linaelezwa kwa either … or. Neither humaanisha hakuna hata kimoja, huambatana na nor, na ingepingana na mwanzo wa sentensi: vyakula hivyo vipo na vinaweza kuagizwa.
Rafiki au mwenzako wa kazi anauliza mnaweza kukutana lini. Jibu kwa kupendekeza siku au saa mbili maalumu ukitumia either … or.
I can meet either on Tuesday after six or on Thursday morning, whichever suits you better.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.