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Translation

nor; neither

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Examples

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Neither he nor she came.

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I have neither time nor help.

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He answered neither yes nor no.

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Neither in the town nor in the house did we find him.

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He is neither strong nor fast.

is the negative of , and it carries the negation itself, so the verb stays positive: , not . It also continues an existing negative: , . Note that the objects in the second example each keep their -n: .

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nek: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Esperanto word "nek" (nor; neither): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: nek, pordo, vizaĝo and 10 more words.