JLPT Taisaku 1# あるいは/Aruiwa
Updated: Oct 2, 2022
Aruiwa あるいは
Meaning
Or , either , perhaps
Examples:
あなたかあるいは私が間違えてる。
Either you or me is wrong.
微笑みは、理解 、喜び 、あるいはユーモアを解したことを伝えることが出来る
A smile may convey understanding, joy, or an appreciation of humor.
最近では、人々が移民していく場合、日光とか植物、あるいは召使い を求めていくというわけではない。
These days, when people emigrate, it is not so much in search of sunshine, or food, or even servants.
Aruiwa simply put is a Conjunction.
1. A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
2. The action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space.
These sentence examples have come from jisho.org
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