Usage examples of "das oder jenes" in German with translation to English

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Ich kann dir das eine oder andere beibringen. I can teach you a thing or two.
Ich kann dich das eine oder andere lehren. I can teach you a thing or two.
Die Frage ist, ob er das kann oder nicht. The question is whether he can do it or not.
Ist das ein Kuli oder ein Bleistift? Is this a pen or a pencil?
Ist das ein Schaf oder eine Ziege? Is this a sheep or a goat?
Ist das eine Katze oder ein Hund? Is that a cat or a dog?
Ah, jetzt erinnere ich mich. Ich habe ein Kondom benutzt; etwas, das ich selten oder eher fast nie tue. Ah, now I remember. I used a condom; something I rarely, or rather practically never, do.
Ist das Ihr Fehler oder unserer? Is it your fault or ours?
Sollen wir das Auto nehmen oder mit dem Taxi fahren? Should we go by car or by taxi?
Das ist dein Hut, oder? This is your hat, isn't it?
Das ist nicht mehr oder weniger als absurd. It is neither more nor less than absurd.
Das isst er nicht, oder? He doesn't eat this, does he?
Mary kann sich nicht entscheiden, ob sie das Kleid kaufen soll oder nicht. Mary can't decide whether or not to buy the dress.
Tom ist sich noch unsicher, ob er auf das College gehen soll oder nicht. Tom is still uncertain about whether to go to college or not.
Ob er das Stipendium bekommt oder nicht, steht noch nicht fest. Whether he will be offered the scholarship or not is still in the air.
Das ist doch großartig, oder? That's awesome, right?
Tom weiß nicht, ob das, was Mary sagt, wahr ist oder nicht. Tom doesn't know whether what Mary says is true or not.
Sie sehen das hohe Gebäude dort drüben, oder? You see that tall building over there, don't you?
Tom weiß nicht, ob das Konzert gut angekommen ist oder nicht. Tom doesn't know whether the concert went well or not.
Wenn das Bezugswort this, that, these oder those ist, benutzt man gewöhnlich which. When the antecedent is this, that, these or those it is usual to use 'which'.
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