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soit info.

To remember the French word “soit,” you could think of it as the “S” standing for “Selection of one,” since it often translates to “either.” It’s also similar to the word “so” in English, which is used in decisions, just like “soit” is for making choices in French.

“Soit” can be used in several ways:

1. As an equivalent to “either…or…” in English:
– Soit tu manges maintenant, soit tu attends le dîner. (Either you eat now, or you wait for dinner.)

2. It can also mean “be it” or “namely”:
– Il veut une voiture, soit une berline, soit un coupé. (He wants a car, namely a sedan or a coupe.)

3. “Soit” is used in mathematical or logical expressions to mean “let” or “suppose”:
– Soit x un nombre réel. (Let x be a real number.)

4. In formal or legal contexts, it’s a way to express agreement or acknowledgment, similar to “so be it”:
– Soit, j’accepte ces conditions. (So be it, I accept these terms.)

5. In colloquial speech, it’s sometimes used as an interjection meaning “well,” “okay,” or “fine”:
– Soit, allons-y. (Okay, let’s go.)

Other words with similar meaning to “soit” when used for “either…or…” include “ou” (or) and “ou bien” (or else).

Examples of sentences using “soit”:

– Tu peux choisir soit le plat du jour, soit une salade. (You can choose either the dish of the day or a salad.)
– Soit dit en passant, cette peinture est magnifique. (By the way, this painting is magnificent.)
– Il faut choisir : soit la raison, soit la passion. (One has to choose: either reason or passion.)

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