conjunction
or
A1
‘oder’ is the coordinating conjunction meaning “or”, used to offer alternatives, choices or to confirm information in questions. It does not govern cases or take a preposition and does not change German word order (it connects clauses or items). Common in yes/no or tag-question contexts.
Examples
Möchtest du Kaffee oder Tee?
Would you like coffee or tea?
Die Gruppe beschloss, dass sie entweder nach Berlin oder nach München fahren würden, weil das Budget begrenzt war.
The group decided that they would either go to Berlin or to Munich because the budget was limited.
Details
Mnemonics
Two paths in a forked road with a sign 'oder' between them
sounds like 'order' without the r — think of choosing one or the other