🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

또는

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ttoneun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Or/ɔːr/
conjunctionCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #14 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"차 또는 커피를 원하시나요?"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As conjunction
  1. 1

    Used to link alternatives, choices, or possibilities.

    "Would you like tea or coffee?"
  2. 2

    Used to indicate consequence or otherwise.

    "Hurry up or we will miss the train."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'or', 'oor', shortening of Old English 'oþþe' (meaning or, either). Cognate with Old High German 'ouh' and Old Norse 'eða', tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots indicating alternatives or conditions.

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