{"id":5711,"date":"2012-08-01T13:23:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T13:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2012-08-01T22:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T22:32:54","slug":"swedish-acronyms-and-abbreviations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-acronyms-and-abbreviations\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish acronyms and abbreviations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just like in English, acronyms (initials for a phrase, such as in English ROM<\/em>, “r<\/span>ead-o<\/span>nly m<\/span>emory”) and abbreviations are commonly used in written Swedish.\u00a0They can\u00a0be written in all caps, lowercase, or\u00a0even title form (for example, Rom instead of ROM).\u00a0Here is a list of some of the more common ones to make your interpreting of Swedish texts more convenient:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Acronym or abbreviation<\/strong><\/td>\nSwedish<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
obs.<\/td>\nobservera<\/td>\nObserve; Please note; Caution; Warning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
d.v.s.<\/td>\ndet vill s\u00e4ga<\/td>\nIn other words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
m.a.o.<\/td>\nmed andra ord<\/td>\nIn other words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iofs<\/td>\nI och f\u00f6r sig<\/td>\nper se<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
el.<\/td>\neller<\/td>\nor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t.ex.<\/td>\ntill exempel<\/td>\nfor example<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fig.<\/td>\nfigur<\/td>\nfigure (in a textbook)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ev.<\/td>\neventuellt<\/td>\nif necessary; optionally; possibly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
o.dyl.<\/td>\noch dylikt<\/td>\nand the like; and such; and similar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pga<\/td>\np\u00e5 grund av<\/td>\nbecause of; on the grounds of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
v. ##<\/td>\nvecka ##<\/td>\nweek ## (In Sweden, it is very common to plan things by week number. The first week of the year is v. 1<\/em> osv. This week is v. 31<\/em>. Keep in mind that weeks start on Mondays in Sweden and most of Europe.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
s.k.<\/td>\ns\u00e5 kallad\/kallat\/kallade<\/td>\nso-called<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AB<\/td>\naktiebolag<\/td>\ncorporation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
m.m.; m.fl.<\/td>\nmed mera; med fler<\/td>\netc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
osv.<\/td>\noch s\u00e5 vidare<\/td>\netc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
etc.<\/td>\net cetera<\/td>\netc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f.\u00f6.<\/td>\nf\u00f6r \u00f6vrigt<\/td>\nmoreover; besides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ang.<\/td>\nang\u00e5ende<\/td>\nregarding; concerning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ung.<\/td>\nungef\u00e4r<\/td>\napproximately; around; about<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f.Kr.<\/td>\nf\u00f6re Kristus<\/td>\nbefore Christ (BC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
e.Kr.<\/td>\nefter Kristus<\/td>\nafter Christ; Anno Domini (AD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
jfr<\/td>\nj\u00e4mf\u00f6r<\/td>\ncompare:; cf.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f.d.<\/td>\nf\u00f6re detta<\/td>\nformer; previous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mvh<\/td>\nMed v\u00e4nliga h\u00e4lsningar; Med v\u00e4nlig h\u00e4lsning<\/td>\nSincerely (used in closing a friendly letter or other message)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kl.<\/td>\nklockan<\/td>\no’clock (used before the given time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forts.<\/td>\nforts\u00e4ttning<\/td>\ncontinuation; cont’d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bl.a.<\/td>\nbland annat<\/td>\namong other things; inter alia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t.o.m.<\/td>\ntill och med<\/td>\nup until; through (time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fr.o.m.<\/td>\nfr\u00e5n och med<\/td>\nstarting (when…); ever since<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
s. ##<\/td>\nsidan ##<\/td>\npage ##<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(In case your wondering, acronyms and abbreviations in Swedish are both types of f\u00f6rkortningar<\/em>, or shortened forms.)<\/p>\n

Hope the list is helpful! Don’t forget to check back for more helpful information about Sweden later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just like in English, acronyms (initials for a phrase, such as in English ROM, “read-only memory”) and abbreviations are commonly used in written Swedish.\u00a0They can\u00a0be written in all caps, lowercase, or\u00a0even title form (for example, Rom instead of ROM).\u00a0Here is a list of some of the more common ones to make your interpreting of Swedish…<\/p>\n

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