No. 4,193 in German
beides
"Both" (referring to two things).
In a sentence
Ich mag beides, sowohl Kaffee als auch Tee.
I like both, coffee and tea.
The word 'beides' is used to refer to two items that were previously mentioned or implied, indicating that both are liked equally.
Hier sind zwei Optionen: Möchten Sie beides bestellen?
Here are two options: Do you want to order both?
In this sentence, 'beides' refers to the two options presented earlier, and is used as a pronoun to encompass both.
Er hat beides gemacht: den Bericht fertiggestellt und die Daten analysiert.
He did both: completed the report and analyzed the data.
'Beides' in this sentence heads a list and summarizes the two activities described, emphasizing that both tasks were completed.
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