あるいは
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Alternative forms
[edit]- あるひは (aruhiha) (non-etymological historical spelling)
Etymology
[edit]ある (aru, “to be, to exist”,
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Adverb
[edit]- perhaps; maybe
- (repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (aruiwa … aruiwa …)) sometimes; some
- あるいは
野 球 をし、あるいは庭 球 をする。- Aruiwa yakyū o shi, aruiwa teikyū o suru.
- Sometimes I play baseball; sometimes I play tennis.
- あるいは
Usage notes
[edit]This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Phrase
[edit]- (usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
- あるいは
笛 を吹き、あるいは歌 をうたひ、…- Arui wa fue o fuki, arui wa uta o utai, …
- Some [of the young noblemen] played the flute, some sang songs, …
- あるいは
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari