Distributive Determiners - Both, Either, Neither
For two things. Both (the two), either (one or the other), neither (not one and not the other).
දේවල් දෙකක් ගැන කියද්දී පාවිච්චි කරන වචන. both = දෙකම. either = දෙකෙන් ඕනෙම එකක්. neither = දෙකෙන් එකක්වත් නෑ.
both
both
- Both children were born in Kandy.
- Both (of) my parents are teachers.
- Both of us love cricket.
- She's both beautiful and smart.
either
Usually with a singular noun.
either
- Either day is fine for me.
- Either of you can come.
- You can have either ice cream or watalappan.
In a negative, either means "not one or the other": I don't like either of them.
neither
neither is already negative, so the verb is positive.
neither
- Neither chair is comfortable.
- Which bag do you want? — Neither.
- She's neither tall nor short.
also not: "me neither" and "not… either"
Agreeing with a negative
- "I don't drink coffee." — "Me neither." / "Neither do I."
- "I can't swim." — "I can't either."
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" my brothers live in Dubai."
You can sit on side of the bus.
"I haven't seen that film." — "."
Neither of my friends to the party.
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