No. 6,683 in Russian
oб
"Об" means "about" or "around" and is used as a preposition in Russian.
In a sentence
Я думаю об этом каждый день.
I think about this every day.
The word "об" is used before a pronoun ("этом"), and its usage is determined by the phonetic environment to ease pronunciation.
Мы говорили об искусстве весь вечер.
We talked about art all evening.
The word "об" is used before the noun "искусстве", which starts with a vowel sound for smoother spoken flow.
Она мечтает обо всём, что невозможно.
She dreams about everything that is impossible.
The word "об" takes the form "обо" before the pronoun "всём" to accommodate phonetic flow.
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