обо

See also: обо- and Appendix:Variations of "obo"

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • IPA(key): [əbə] (after a consonant)
  • IPA(key): [əbɐ] (after a consonant and before a stressed syllable)

Preposition

обо • (obo) [(depending on meaning) with prepositional or accusative]

  1. alternative form of об (ob): about, of, on; against, upon
    обо мне ― obo mne ― about me
    обо всех ― obo vsex ― about everybody
    обо что́-либо ― obo štó-libo ― upon something

Usage notes

The form обо is used before мне (mne), что (što), and compound words beginning with чтo; also along with о (o) before inflected forms of все, всё, весь (vse, vsjo, vesʹ). In most cases, use о (o) or об (ob) instead.

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