either

either
1. pronoun
(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) hvilken som helst, noen
2. adjective
1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) den ene eller den andre, begge
2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) den ene eller den andre, begge
3. adverb
1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) ikke...heller
2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) heller
•
- either way
enten
I
adv. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/
(etter negative utsagn) heller, slett ikke
• if you do not come, he will not come either
hvis du ikke kommer, kommer ikke han heller
• (there was a time) and not so long ago either
(det var en gang) og ikke (er det) så lenge siden heller
II
determ. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/
1) (enten) den ene eller den andre, det ene eller det andre, hvilken som helst, hvilket som helst
• take either half!
ta hvilken halvdel du vil!, ta den ene halvdelen!
2) hver, begge
• in either case
i begge tilfeller
• the room had a fireplace at either end
rommet hadde peis i begge ender
• they stood on either side of the road
de stod på begge sider av veien
• can you say either?
kan man si begge deler?
either of ingen av, noen av, en av
• I don't know either of them
jeg kjenner ingen av dem
• this was the first time either of them went there
det var første gang noen av dem gikk der
III
konj. \/ˈaɪħə\/, \/ˈiːħə\/
enten
either ... or enten ... eller
• he must be either mad or drunk
både ... og
• he is taller than either you or me
han er høyere enn både du og jeg
(etter nektelse) verken ... eller
• he did not come either yesterday or today

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(of two) / (of several) / (of two), ,


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