Basic German!
What does the conjugation ''OB'' means?
Ex: Ob sie uns bemerken oder ob sie sich an irgendwas erinnern
I think there are more different cases about this conjugation, could you help me on this?

Thank you.

Átila.

Question

Basic German!
What does the conjugation ''OB'' means?
Ex: Ob sie uns bemerken oder ob sie sich an irgendwas erinnern
I think there are more different cases about this conjugation, could you help me on this?

Thank you.

Átila.

Answer

It means either ' if' or 'whether' 
Which one to use will depend on the context of the sentence .

If you say for example :

Es ist mir egal ,ob du sitzt oder stehst.
Here you will rather use ' whether ' 
I don't care whether you sit or you stand.

If you say

Answer

The best translation would be "if"

Ob sie uns bemerken - if they notice us
Ob sie sich an irgendwas erinnern - if they will remember anything

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