ob.
Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
Meaning & usage
Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
ob ... oder
Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist.
if, in case
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German obe, ob, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Compare English if.
on account of
over, above, on
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German obe, from Old High German oba, from Proto-Germanic *ub (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“under, below”). Related with über, oben. A chiefly Upper German word, pronounced with a short vowel in Alemannic areas and with a long vowel in Austro-Bavarian areas. In the north, the short vowel is from etymology 1, perhaps also reinforced by association with regional forms of auf (Central Franconian op, Low German up, op). The long vowel is standard in Obacht, beobachten.
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