ob

See also: Ob, OB, ÖB, ob-, Ob., ob., and об

ob - English

Noun

ob (plural obs)

  1. (historical) a halfpenny

Noun

ob (plural obs)

  1. (archaic) an objection
  2. (genetics) the obese gene

Coordinate terms

  • (objection): sol

Anagrams

ob - Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈop]

Preposition

ob [+accusative]

  1. every other/second
    • Nakupovat jezdíme ob týden.We go shopping every other week.

ob - German

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɔp/

Conjunction

ob

  1. (subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
    • ob ... oderif ... or
    • Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist.
      • I don't know if she's sick
    • Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt?
      • Did you ask her if she's coming?
    • Ob das wirklich wahr ist?
      • Is it really true?
  2. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case

Usage notes

A general trick to remember whether to use ob or wenn is that if whether could be used in the English sentence, then ob needs to be used in the German sentence.


Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɔp/ (German standard; Switzerland)
  • IPA: /oːp/ (Austria; Bavaria)

Preposition

ob

  1. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of
  2. (archaic or dialectal, + dative) over, above, on

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ob-
  • obderennsisch
  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber

ob - Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA: /ob/, [ɔb]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ob/, [ɔb]

Preposition

ob (+ accusative)

  1. in the direction of, to, towards
  2. on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
    • ob haec, ob hoc, ob ea, ob eam remfor this/that reason, because of this/that reason
    • ob aliquam rem gratiagive thanks for something
  3. against; facing

Derived terms

ob - Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /op/

Adverb

ob

  1. if, whether
    • Weess du, ob d'Apdikt muer op ass?
      • Do you know if the pharmacy is open tomorrow?

ob - Old Irish

Noun

ob f

  1. Alternative form of aub

ob - Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ob/

Pronoun

ob

  1. I (first-person singular, nominative)

Declension

nominative genitive dative accusative possessive
1st person singular ob oba obe obi obik
plural obs obas obes obis obsik
2nd person familiar singular ol ola ole oli olik
plural ols olas oles olis olsik
polite singular or ora ore ori orik
plural ors oras ores oris orsik
3rd person m singular om oma ome omi omik
plural oms omas omes omis omsik
f singular of ofa ofe ofi ofik
plural ofs ofas ofes ofis ofsik
n definite singular on ona one oni onik
plural ons onas ones onis onsik
n indefinite singular os osa ose osi osik
indefinite singular oy oya oye oyi oyik
reflexive oneself singular ok oka oke oki okik
plural oks okas okes okis oksik
each other singular od oda ode odi odik
plural ods odas odes odis odsik

ob - White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʔɒ˥/

Numeral

ob

  1. two
Meaning and Definition of ob
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