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Abbreviations - Zkratky

Several abbreviations are used throughout this guide to save space and make the text easier to read. Refer to the list below:

Gender

Term Abbreviation
Masculine animate Ma
Masculine inanimate Mi
Feminine F
Neuter N

Number

Term Abbreviation
Singular SG
Plural PL

Case

Term Abbreviation
Nominative NOM
Genitive GEN
Dative DAT
Accusative ACC
Vocative VOC
Locative LOC
Instrumental INS

Person

Term Abbreviation
1st person 1st
2nd person 2nd
3rd person 3rd

Aspect

Term Abbreviation
Perfective PF
Imperfective IMPF

Member of sentence

Term Abbreviation
Indirect object iOB
Direct object dOB
Subject SUB
Object OBJ

Parts of speech

Term Abbreviation
Adverb adv
Adjective adj
Noun nn
Pronoun prn

Abbreviations may be combined. For example, NOM SG means nominative case and singular number, while 1st SG means first person singular.

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