Grammar Lesson 21:

Abbreviations - Förkortningar

Here's a list of common abbreviations in Swedish:

Bl.a. – Bland annat (Among other things)

T.ex. – Till exempel (For example)

O.dyl. – Och dylikt (And such)

M.m. – Med mera (Etc/etcetera)

S.k. – Så kallad, så kallade, så kallat (So called)

O.s.v. – Och så vidare (Etc/etcetera)

O.s.a. – Om svar anhålles (Respond no later than)

M.fl. – Med flera (And others)

Ex. – Exempel/vis/ (Example)

D.v.s. – Det vill säga (I.e./Id est)

Alt. – Alternativt (Alternatively)

Ang. – Angående (About, Concerning)

Avd. – Avdelning (Department, Division)

C:a/Ca – Cirka (Circa, Approximately)

Ung. – Ungefär (Approximately)

F.d. – Före detta (Former, Ex, for example ex military)

Enl. – Enligt (Accordingly, according to)

Ev. – Eventuellt (Possibly)

Inkl. – Inklusive (Including)

Exkl. – Exklusive (Excluding)

Forts. – Fortsättning /följer/ (Continues, Continuing)

F.ö. – För övrigt (Moreover, apart from that)

Iaf/I.a.f. – I alla fall (In any case, anyhow, anyway)




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