Word Pairs: et ... et, neque ... neque

Both ... and: Et ... Et

Level 4

Put the first word before the first item and the second word before the second.

How It Works

Pair	Meaning	Example
et ... et	both ... and	et Marcus et Iulia
neque ... neque	neither ... nor	neque Marcus neque Iulia
aut ... aut	either ... or	aut Romam aut Athenas
cum ... tum	both ... and especially	cum Graece tum Latine
non solum ... sed etiam	not only ... but also	non solum Marcus sed etiam Iulia

Keep each pair together. Aut goes with aut and et goes with et.

Neque ... neque already holds the negative, so the verb is not made negative again.

Et can also be repeated down a list: via, et veritas, et vita.

Et Marcus et Iulia in villa sunt.
Both Marcus and Iulia are in the house.
Et ... et joins two subjects.
Neque Marcus neque Iulia domi sunt.
Neither Marcus nor Iulia is at home.
Neque ... neque joins two subjects, and the verb is plural.
Aut Romam aut Athenas ibimus.
We shall go either to Rome or to Athens.
Aut ... aut offers two places.
Cum Graece tum Latine loquitur.
He speaks both Greek and, especially, Latin.
Cum ... tum puts the stress on the second.
Ego sum via, et veritas, et vita.
I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
From John 14:6. Et is repeated before the second and third items.

Mixing the words of two pairs.
Aut Marcus et Iulia cantat.
Aut Marcus aut Iulia cantat.
Aut needs another aut. Either Marcus or Iulia sings is aut ... aut, and et goes with another et.

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Word Pairs: et ... et, neque ... nequeLevel 4Both ... and: Et ... Et

Correlatives are pairs of words for and and or.

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