Polyglot Dictionary

ob

/ɔp/

conjunction A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. whether, if

    Introduces an indirect yes/no question — "Ich weiß nicht, ob er kommt" (I don't know whether he's coming). Not to be confused with conditional wenn ("if... then").

Practice

1 What does ob mean?

2 Fill the gap: Weißt du, ___ das Geschäft noch offen ist?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ob?

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