ούτε...ούτε

Neither...Nor

Level 5Sounds Like oúte...oúte

Ούτε can connect negative alternatives, often in a paired ούτε...ούτε structure.

How It Works

Ούτε can connect negative alternatives, often in a paired ούτε...ούτε structure.

In full clauses δεν commonly accompanies the negative coordination, especially when the coordinated phrases follow the verb. Fronted negative coordination and fragments can behave differently, so avoid an absolute rule requiring or forbidding δεν everywhere.

GreekMeaning
Δεν θέλω ούτε καφέ ούτε τσάι.I want neither coffee nor tea.
Ούτε η Άννα ούτε ο Νίκος ήρθαν.Neither Anna nor Nikos came.
Δεν μίλησε ούτε γέλασε.He or she neither spoke nor laughed.

Examples (3)

  1. Δεν θέλω ούτε καφέ ούτε τσάι.

    I want neither coffee nor tea.

  2. Ούτε η Άννα ούτε ο Νίκος ήρθαν.

    Neither Anna nor Nikos came.

  3. Δεν μίλησε ούτε γέλασε.

    He or she neither spoke nor laughed.

How It Connects

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ούτε...ούτεLevel 5Neither...Nor

Learn This First

Recognize finite clause negation before asking what alternatives or proposition the negative excludes.

Words in This Pattern

ούτεδεν