Weather si Whether

What’s the weather like in winter?
I didn’t like the weather on Sunday.

We’ll have to weather this crisis.

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 whether  – conjunctie => daca

implica o posibilitate, o alegere

I can’t decide whether to buy this book.

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whether or not

I can’t decide whether or not to buy this book.

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whether  …. or…..

I can’t decide whether to buy the book or borrow it.

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NU poate fi folosit pentru a exprima o conditie.

Whether it rained, I would take an umbrella. GRESIT!
IF

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Whether the weather be fine,

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Or whether the weather be hot,

We’ll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!

(Nursery rhymes)