ob's

German

Alternative forms

  • obs (chiefly colloquial or dated)

Etymology

ob +‎ es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɔps/

Contraction

ob's

  1. (chiefly informal or dated or poetic) contraction of ob es: whether it, whether't; if it (the latter only in als ob's "as if it")
    • 1970, Deutscher Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll Nr. 06/25 vom 21.01.1970‎[1], page 1066:
      (Zuruf von der CDU/CSU: Warum reden Sie dann?) — Ich habe das Recht, hier zu reden, ob's Ihnen paßt oder nicht. Merken Sie sich das! (Lachen bei der CDU/CSU.)
      (Interruption from the CDU/CSU [faction]: Why are you speaking then?) — I have the right to speak here, whether you like it or not [literally: whether it suits you or not]. Remember that! (Laughter from the CDU/CSU [faction])

Usage notes

Like many other contractions, this is common in speech but uncommon in formal writing.

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