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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.
Pronunciation
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Preposition
обо • (obo)
- 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.