それとも - Grammar Discussion

or・or else
rather

Structure

  • Option1 + それとも + Option2

:warning: Used in questions
where the choice is limited to the two mentioned options.

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Can それか be substituted for それとも?

@s1212z

For the most part, yes. However, それとも is a bit more polite/formal, while それか is used in speech. Thank you for pointing this out to us so that we could update the answers that throw hints for this grammar point. Cheers!

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