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wmulax93
03-31-2008, 10:16 PM
My fiancee is trying to get some German language materials (novels, DVDs, etc.) and contacted someone on Craigslist. This person responded in German and used the abbreviation "Ggf." The full sentence is, "Ggf. rufen Sie uns an:". We understand the rest, but not the "Ggf". Any idea what that stands for?
Johnny L.A.
03-31-2008, 10:20 PM
Gefragen?
jayjay
03-31-2008, 10:22 PM
gegebenenfalls (http://www.dict.cc/german-english/ggf.html), meaning "If necessary, if applicable, as the case may be"? Is that grammatically sensible in front of that sentence?
Johnny L.A.
03-31-2008, 10:25 PM
gegebenenfalls (http://www.dict.cc/german-english/ggf.html), meaning "If necessary, if applicable, as the case may be"? Is that grammatically sensible in front of that sentence?
:smack: I read the last part and guessed the whole thing would be 'If you have questions call...' and read 'Ggf' as 'Grf' (probably abetted by GRF being something else from an old job).
Ah, well. WAGs is WAGs.
jayjay
03-31-2008, 10:30 PM
Babelfishing it, I can see that it does make sense. "If necessary, call us"
wmulax93
03-31-2008, 10:35 PM
Thanks guys!
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