whether

意味

• conj. ～かどうか
• pron. どちらか

英語の定義

• pron. Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used
• interrogatively and relatively.
• conj. In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or
• more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or
• by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple
• negative of the first it is sometimes only indicated by the particle
• not or no after the correlative, and sometimes it is omitted entirely
• as being distinctly implied in the whether of the first.

例文

1. conj. ～かどうか

   I am not sure whether we should buy a new car now or wait until next year.

   今新しい車を買うべきか、それとも来年まで待つべきかはわかりません。

2. pron. どちらか

   Choose whether of the two options best suits your daily needs.

   2つの選択肢のうち、どちらがあなたの日常生活に一番合うかを選んでください。