Abbreviations

Level 5

BiH, dr., npr., itd. and tj. are common abbreviations in writing.

How It Works

Short form	Full form	Meaning
BiH	Bosna i Hercegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina
npr.	na primjer	for example
itd.	i tako dalje	and so on
tj.	to jest	that is
dr.	doktor	doctor
br.	broj	number
KM	konvertibilna marka	the currency

A full stop follows most short forms (npr., itd., tj., dr.). BiH and KM have none. BiH is written with a capital B, a small i and a capital H.

When an abbreviation ends a sentence, one full stop is enough.

Abbreviations are for writing. When you speak, use the full words, such as na primjer for npr., and read KM as the letters ka-em.

Examples (5)

Sarajevo je glavni grad BiH.
Sarajevo is the capital of BiH.
BiH has no full stop.
Kupio sam hljeb, mlijeko, sir itd.
I bought bread, milk, cheese and so on.
Itd. ends the list.
Ovdje se govori nekoliko jezika, npr. bosanski i engleski.
Several languages are spoken here, for example Bosnian and English.
Npr. introduces examples.
Dr. Hodžić prima u utorak.
Dr Hodžić sees patients on Tuesday.
Dr. is written before the surname.
Košta 20 KM.
It costs 20 marks.
KM has no full stop.

Common Mistakes

The capital letters of BiH are mixed up.
Živim u BIH.
Živim u BiH.
The abbreviation is written with a small i.

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