whether

Anlam (İngilizce)

Conj

1. Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
2. Without a correlative, introduces a simple indirect question.
3. Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
4. (obsolete) Introduces a direct question between alternatives (often with correlative or).

Det

Which of two.

Pron

Which of two.

Tireli olarak

wheth‧er

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

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”).