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(subordinating)Introduces an indirect question, a doubt.if,whether.
ob ... oder ―if ... 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?
(conditional, obsolete, except inals ob)if,in case

Usage notes

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A general trick to remember whether to useob orwenn is that ifwhether could be used in the English sentence, thenob needs to be used in the German sentence.

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle High Germanobe, fromOld High Germanoba, fromProto-Germanic*ub(“under”), fromProto-Indo-European*upó(“under, below”). Related withüber,oben.

A chieflyUpper 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 ofauf (Central Franconianop,Low Germanup, op). The long vowel is standard inObacht,beobachten.

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

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(formal, literary)on account of[withgenitiveor(rare)dative]
Synonyms:angesichts,wegen
- 2019, Editorial Staff, “Große Enttäuschung nach Abbruch vom Seifenkistenrennen”, inKölner Stadt-Anzeiger‎^[1]:
  Viele Seifenkisten habenob ihrer dünnen Räder nicht die Bodenhaftung eines normalen Autoreifens und verfügen nur über so genannte Stempelbremsen.
  Many soapbox cars,on account of their thin wheels, do not have the traction of a normal car tire and have only so-called spoon brakes at their disposal.
(archaic or dialectal)over,above,on[withdative]
Synonym:über
Antonyms:unter;(obsolete)nied,nid

Derived terms

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanobe,ob, fromProto-Germanic*jabai(“when, if”). CompareGermanob.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /oːp/

Conjunction

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ob (subordinating)

Introduces an indirect question, a doubt.if,whether.
Ich will mol frohe,ob-der es honn.
I want to askif you have it.
Meer sihn,ob-er kommd.
we'll seeif he comes.

Latin

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Etymology

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FromProto-Italic*op, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁epi. Cognate withAncient Greekἐπί(epí),Sanskritअपि(ápi),Avestan𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌(aⁱpi),Old Persian[script needed](apiy), andOld Armenianեւ(ew). Also related toEnglishby.

The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): /ˈob/,[ˈɔb]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): /ˈob/,[ˈɔb]

Preposition

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ob (+accusative)

in thedirection of,to,towards
on account of,according to,because of,due to,for (the purpose of)
obhaec, obhoc, obea, obeamrem ―for this/that reason, because of this/that reason
ob aliquam rem gratia ―give thanksfor something
against;facing

Derived terms

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References

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“ob”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ob”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ob inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London:Macmillan and Co.
- I blame this in you; I censure you for this:hoc in te reprehendo (notob eam rem)
DIZIONARIO LATINO OLIVETTI

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*jabai(“when, if”), fromProto-Indo-European*e-,*ē-(“then, at that time”). Cognate withEnglishif,West Frisianoft(“whether”),Dutchof(“or, whether, but”),Middle Low Germanef(“if, whether”),Germanob(“if, whether”),Icelandicef,if(“if”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /op/

Adverb

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

Old English

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Preposition

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Alternative form ofof

Old Irish

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Noun

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ob f

Alternative form ofaub

Volapük

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ob/

Pronoun

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I(first-person singular, nominative)
- 1932, Arie de Jong,Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page15:
  Ob it egivob ciles et magodis ot.
  I have given those children the same pictures myself.

Declension

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Volapük personal pronouns
			nominative	genitive	dative	accusative	possessive
1st person		singular	ob	oba	obe	obi	obik
1st person		plural	obs	obas	obes	obis	obsik
2nd person	familiar	singular	ol	ola	ole	oli	olik
	familiar	plural	ols	olas	oles	olis	olsik
	polite	singular	or	ora	ore	ori	orik
	polite	plural	ors	oras	ores	oris	orsik
3rd person	m	singular	om	oma	ome	omi	omik
	m	plural	oms	omas	omes	omis	omsik
	f	singular	of	ofa	ofe	ofi	ofik
	f	plural	ofs	ofas	ofes	ofis	ofsik
	n definite	singular	on	ona	one	oni	onik
	n definite	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
	oneself	plural	oks	okas	okes	okis	oksik
	each other	singular	od	oda	ode	odi	odik
	each other	plural	ods	odas	odes	odis	odsik