whether
Significat (anglès)
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- Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
- Without a correlative, introduces a simple indirect question.
- Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
- (obsolete) Introduces a direct question between alternatives (often with correlative or).
Freqüència
Amb guionet com
wheth‧er
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/
Etimologia (anglès)
From Middle English whether, whather, from Old English hweþer, hwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, comparative form of *hwaz (“who”). Cognate with German weder (“neither”), Swedish var, Icelandic hvor (“each of two, which of two”).
Millora la teva pronunciació
Comenceu a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " whether " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .
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