Danish abbreviations – use them correctly
Perhaps you are among those who sometimes write the following Danish words and phrases with the wrong abbreviation?
Don’t worry; we’ll give you the correct versions here:
Word/sentence | Abbreviation |
blandt andet | bl.a. (remember both periods) |
den (when indicating a date) | d. (remember the period) |
for eksempel | f.eks. or fx |
i forhold til | ift. (not ‘ifht.’) |
inklusiv | inkl. (not the English abbreviation ‘incl.’’) |
jævnfør | jf. |
maksimum | maks. (not max.; only in English, but here it’s written without a full stop: ‘max’). |
versus | vs. (remember the period) |
If you're unsure or curious about other Danish abbreviations, you can probably find them in this list: https://forkortelsen.dk/.