Breakdown of Ganz gleich, ob wir den Saum auftrennen, bleibt die Nahtzugabe breit.
Questions & Answers about Ganz gleich, ob wir den Saum auftrennen, bleibt die Nahtzugabe breit.
It is an idiomatic expression meaning regardless of whether, no matter whether, or it makes no difference whether.
So the sentence structure is saying:
Whether we unpick/open the hem or not, the seam allowance remains wide.
The important idea is that the result does not change.
Because ob means whether, while wenn usually means if or when.
Here the sentence is not really giving a condition. It is presenting an alternative and saying the outcome is the same either way.
- ob = whether
- wenn = if/when
So:
- Ganz gleich, ob wir den Saum auftrennen ... = Regardless of whether we unpick the hem ...
- Wenn wir den Saum auftrennen ... would mean If/when we unpick the hem ..., which changes the meaning.