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| logical123 Newbie United States Joined 5133 days ago 31 posts - 32 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German Studies: Norwegian, Persian | Message 1 of 6 18 September 2010 at 3:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Does anyone know of a website/resource that defines all grammar abbreviations, like etw., jmnd., etc., etc.? Any help would be much appreciated!
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| tracker465 Senior Member United States Joined 5147 days ago 355 posts - 496 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 2 of 6 18 September 2010 at 4:35am | IP Logged | ||
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etw = etwas
jmnd = jemand z.B. = zum Beispiel I know that I've seen others, but cannot recall them off the top of my head. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachprofi Nonaglot Senior Member Germany learnlangs.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6265 days ago 2608 posts - 4866 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Esperanto, Greek, Mandarin, Latin, Dutch, Italian Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Swahili, Indonesian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese | Message 3 of 6 18 September 2010 at 9:58am | IP Logged | ||
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jdm. = jemandem (implies Dative)
jdn. = jemanden (implies Accusative) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jae Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5459 days ago 206 posts - 239 votes Speaks: English*, German, Latin Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, French | Message 4 of 6 18 September 2010 at 5:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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I am not sure about a specific resource, but here are a few abbreviations used a lot in Germany (not all for grammar, just for writing):
usw. - und so weiter (basically the German version of "etc.") bzw. - beziehungsweise u. - this is used to mean "und" by many people while taking notes (but not while writing anything formal, just for school/university notes, etc. because it's quicker. Like English speakers using the + sign) v. - same deal, just in notes. stands for "von" Hope that adds a little to your abbreviation list :) Viel Glück! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5561 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian | Message 5 of 6 18 September 2010 at 6:16pm | IP Logged | ||
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Actual grammar term abbreviations are usually listed near the front of dictionaries. Perhaps not in the smaller ones, though. I doubt that the sort of abbreviations jae has listed would be in such lists, though.
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| tracker465 Senior Member United States Joined 5147 days ago 355 posts - 496 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 6 of 6 18 September 2010 at 6:51pm | IP Logged | ||
As LanguageSponge has said, I also don't think that many of the above abbreviations would be included in the translation dictionaries. I have seen usw. and bzw. before, but not u. and v. Have any other note-taking abbreviations, jae? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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