Whether hutumiwa kuzungumzia chaguo kati ya uwezekano kadhaa, mara nyingi katika swali lisilo la moja kwa moja: I don't know whether he'll come. Whether … or not huonyesha matokeo hayatabadilika kwa chaguo lolote: Whether you agree or not, the rules won't change.
Ungetumia whether vipi?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama neno lina maana inayofaa na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
know/ask/decide + whether + clause; whether + to + verb; preposition + whether + clause; Whether … or not, + clause
- Researchers are still debating whether social media makes teenagers less happy.
- Whether people live in cities or in the countryside, they need reliable internet access.
- Can you check whether the pharmacy is still open?
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaIf you like it or not, the exam is on Monday.
Baada ya marekebishoWhether you like it or not, the exam is on Monday.
If inaweza kuanzisha sharti au swali lisilo la moja kwa moja, kwa hiyo inaweza kuonekana inafaa hapa. Lakini mwanzoni mwa sentensi hii, if … or not haitoi maana ya kwamba jibu halibadilishi jambo. Kwa maana hiyo unahitaji whether … or not.
Katika maswali yasiyo ya moja kwa moja, if na whether mara nyingi zinaweza kubadilishana: I asked if the shop was open. Lakini sehemu nyingine zinahitaji whether: kabla ya to + kitenzi, kama whether to stay; baada ya kihusishi, kama It depends on whether he agrees; na mwanzoni mwa sentensi yenye maana hii ya or not. Katika insha, whether husikika rasmi zaidi na ni chaguo salama.
Zamu yako
Nobody has told us ___ to bring our own laptops to the training.
Onyesha jibu
whether — Nafasi inafuatiwa na to + kitenzi: to bring. Whether pekee inaweza kuja kabla ya muundo huu. If to bring si muundo sahihi.
Andika kuhusu uamuzi unaoutafakari sasa. Tumia whether … or na utaje chaguo zote mbili.
I'm trying to decide whether to renew my gym membership or start running in the park.
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.