@germanwithsammy: let‘s learn some of the most common german initializations and abbreviations you‘ll encounter on the internet! also who invented the word beziehungsweise because i have a bone to pick #learngerman #lernedeutsch #LearnOnTikTok #education #learnlanguages
some more:
v. A. - vor Allem = especially
eig. - eigentlich = actually
ggf. - gegebenenfalls = eventually (if conditions apply / not "finally")
MfG - mit freundlichen Grüßen = Kind Regards (but only informal / kinda rude to use the abbreviation)
m. E. - meines Erachtens = in my opinion
u. v. m. - und viele(s) mehr = and many other (things)
2026-01-11 17:56:27
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oscar.ruizschmidt :
Beziehungsweise can also mean correspondingly or rather specifically too
2026-01-11 04:18:03
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🌌freeminded quasar🌌 :
iwie so real
2026-01-11 03:09:55
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miltee 987.2 :
Und dann gibt's noch GaLiGrü, ich lese das immer als sarkastischen Variante von LG oder MfG
2026-01-11 03:16:16
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Andrea :
only that the proper writing would be "z. B." with a space because each dot shortens the word but the space between the word stays. thats actually the case for a lot of abbreviations in german :)
2026-01-11 04:56:05
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Niko :
Doesn't "beziehungsweise" mean "respectively"?
2026-01-11 10:23:40
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sim :
you use "beziehungsweise" to clarify your statement and be more specific (like in your example).
2026-01-11 08:25:32
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MIO [GHG] :
I personally love
Gumo, Guna and Galigrü
idk if u know them
Gumo as in Guten Morgen
Guna as in Gute Nacht
and Galigrü as in Ganz Liebe Grüße
2026-01-11 11:05:36
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Mike Maguire357 :
KI (Künstliche Intelligenz) for AI too
2026-01-12 02:49:51
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Methusalem1970 :
In this example, the "beziehungsweise" tells me that he doesn't read entire books or magazines, but only individual articles from them.
2026-01-11 09:24:40
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paul_mnht :
I am German I know all of that why am I watching this 😭😭
2026-01-11 10:32:27
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Maya :
iwieeeee
2026-01-11 15:25:11
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Werti :
hi I'm German and I'd LOVE an episode about beziehungsweise
2026-01-15 16:50:13
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xxCLAUD10xx :
isn't "beziehungsweise" = "respectively"?
2026-01-17 14:18:18
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Michael Zimmermann :
As a German: yessss. I want a video about beziehungsweise.
2026-01-11 03:50:35
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Langeweile kenne ich :
Also some what commonly used iwo = irgendwo (somewhere), iwas = irgendwas (something), Iwan = irgendwann (sometime)
2026-01-11 05:07:48
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Tino :
very interesting
2026-01-15 05:24:33
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tadzio.cx :
Seems beziehungsweise has shifted meaning in the last few years a bit. When I was young, it really only meant "respectively", for example as in "in den Jahren 2023 und 2024 sind die Preise um 3 beziehungsweise 4 Prozent gestiegen". All other usage still sounds colloquial and somewhat wrong to me. But yes, I'm aware that it's not up to me to define what's right or wrong. So I just tell my inner linguistic Monk to shut up.
2026-01-11 05:13:26
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steven :
still don’t understand wtf nh means
2026-01-11 11:20:19
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Konstantin :
what does nd stand for? I've seen it a lot
2026-01-11 03:31:06
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Bobaruski :
Iwie 😂😂😂
2026-01-14 20:42:56
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UnmovedSoul :
BMW ??
2026-01-14 14:01:14
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easy german with corvin :
True
2026-01-14 13:03:29
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Dagocem :
„vlt.“ is „vielleicht“. Also, you should always use a dot for word abbreviations
2026-01-18 14:05:50
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