/u/
Translation
or
Word origin
A variant of the conjunction o ('or'), used before words beginning with o- or ho- to avoid two identical vowel sounds. Both come from Latin aut.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aut
Examples
¿ ?
Do you want seven or eight guests at the party?
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I do not know whether it is a woman or a man.
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You can come today or another day.
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I need silver or gold for the project.
¿ ?
Do you prefer minutes or hours to measure the time?
Used in
Grammar articles
(9)Spanish Accent Rules: agudas, llanas, esdrújulas (café, árbol, rápido)
Conjugating Spanish -ar Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Noun Plurals: Add -s, Add -es, Swap -z for -ces, and the Nouns That Never Change
The Spanish Present Progressive: estar + gerundio, and Why It Is Not the English -ing
The Spanish Present Subjunctive: How to Form It (the Opposite-Vowel Rule)
Spanish Spelling Traps: b vs v, g vs j, silent h (tubo vs tuvo, gente vs jefe)
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