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Is that an awful oder or what? Oder = or

9 months ago

oder info.

Tips to remember the German word “oder”:
– Associate “oder” with the English word “order” without the “r” at the end, since in a way, when you provide options, you are giving an “order” of choices.
– Create a mental image of someone offering you two items on a menu saying, “Would you like coffee or tea?” (Möchtest du Kaffee oder Tee?).
– Use the word in your daily life when making simple choices, such as “Pasta oder Pizza?”

Explanations:
– “Oder” is a conjunction used in German to connect two or more possibilities or to ask a question where you are expected to choose between options.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Beziehungsweise” (abbreviated as “bzw.”) can sometimes be used to mean “or”, but it’s closer in meaning to “respectively” or “more precisely”.
– “Entweder… oder…” is used to emphasize exclusivity, similar to “either… or…” in English.

Alternate meanings/slang:
– In some dialects or colloquial speech, “oder” might be used at the end of a sentence to mean something like “isn’t it?” or “right?” as a way to confirm something.

Examples of sentences using “oder”:
– Willst du ins Kino oder ins Theater gehen? (Do you want to go to the cinema or the theater?)
– Sollen wir Pizza bestellen oder lieber selbst kochen? (Should we order pizza or rather cook ourselves?)
– Diese Jacke oder die andere? (This jacket or the other one?)
– Du musst dich entscheiden: jetzt oder nie. (You have to decide: now or never.)
– Du kommst mit zum Einkaufen, oder? (You’re coming shopping, aren’t you?)

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