обо

See also: обо-

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbə] (no stress)
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Preposition

обо (obo)

  1. (+ prepositional case): about, of, on
    обо мнеobo mneabout me
    обо всехobo vsexabout everybody
  2. (+ accusative case): against, upon
    обо что́-либоobo štó-liboupon something

Usage notes

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

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