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ob

whether

whether or if, introducing an indirect yes/no question

IPA/ɔp/

The word is one syllable; as a conjunction it is normally unstressed in connected speech.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

whether or if, introducing an indirect yes/no question

Ich weiß nicht, ob er heute kommt.

Wir prüfen, ob das neue System funktioniert.

Sag mir bitte, ob du morgen Zeit hast.

In an ob-clause, the finite verb goes to the end: ob du Zeit hast, not ob hast du Zeit.

Use ob for indirect yes/no questions and place the finite verb at the end.

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Ob introduces an indirect yes/no question and corresponds to whether or if. The finite verb goes to the end of the subordinate clause.