обо
See also: обо- and Appendix:Variations of "obo"
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.
Pronunciation edit
- 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 edit
обо • (obo)
- about, of, on [+prepositional]
- against, upon [+accusative]
- обо что́-либо ― obo štó-libo ― upon something
Usage notes edit
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.