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weder

neither

conjunction VAY-der Less Common
Grammar & Structure Conjunctions

Usage Note

weder almost never appears alone; it locks into the pair weder ... noch ('neither ... nor'). Unlike English, German does not add a second negation word, so weder ... noch already does all the negating. Each branch keeps normal verb-second order in the surrounding clause.

Examples

"Ich trinke weder Kaffee noch Tee."

Natural Translation

I drink neither coffee nor tea.

Literal Translation

I drink neither coffee nor tea.

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