είτε...είτε

Whether...Or

Level 6Sounds Like eíte...eíte

Είτε...είτε presents alternatives, often with a main result that holds whichever alternative is true.

How It Works

Είτε...είτε presents alternatives, often with a main result that holds whichever alternative is true.

It can also coordinate alternatives without a concessive main clause. Keep comparable grammatical units on either side, and distinguish it from ordinary single ή in a simple choice question.

GreekMeaning
Είτε έρθεις είτε όχι, θα φύγω.Whether you come or not, I will leave.
Είτε σήμερα είτε αύριο, πρέπει να τελειώσουμε.Whether today or tomorrow, we must finish.
Είτε βρέχει είτε χιονίζει, δουλεύει.Whether it rains or snows, he or she works.

Examples (3)

  1. Είτε έρθεις είτε όχι, θα φύγω.

    Whether you come or not, I will leave.

  2. Είτε σήμερα είτε αύριο, πρέπει να τελειώσουμε.

    Whether today or tomorrow, we must finish.

  3. Είτε βρέχει είτε χιονίζει, δουλεύει.

    Whether it rains or snows, he or she works.

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είτε...είτεLevel 6Whether...Or

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Recognize alternative coordination before using a paired whether-or relation.

Words in This Pattern

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