whether
/ˈweðə(r)/conjunction
उच्चारण वेदर
कि ... या नहीं; चाहे
Basic word
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used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities; used to show that something is true in either of two cases
कि ... या नहीं; चाहे
- I don't know whether she will come.
- Whether you like it or not, you must go.
- She asked me whether the shop was open.
+ 3 more examples
- I can't decide whether to take science or commerce.
- Whether it rains or not, the match will start at four.
- We are not sure whether he has received the letter.
?Which word?
Homophones, asked very often: whether (if) and weather (rain, sun) are both /ˈweðə/.
Homophones बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: whether (कि) और weather (मौसम) दोनों /ˈweðə/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Whether is preferred to if after prepositions ('It depends on whether it rains'), before infinitives ('I can't decide whether to go'), at the start of a sentence ('Whether he comes is uncertain') and with 'or not' directly after it ('whether or not').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: prepositions के बाद ('It depends on whether it rains'), infinitives से पहले ('I can't decide whether to go'), वाक्य के आरंभ में ('Whether he comes is uncertain') और तुरंत बाद 'or not' के साथ ('whether or not') if के बजाय whether बेहतर है।