Unit 1: Introduction
1.1 Abbreviations
You may see the following abbreviations used in this text. Their meanings are as follows:
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| adj. | adjective |
| C.A. | Central America |
| coll. | colloquial |
| def. art. | definite article |
| dem. adj. | demonstrative adjective |
| d.o. | direct object |
| esp. | especially |
| f. | feminine |
| fam. | familiar (informal) |
| fig. | figurative |
| form. | formal |
| gram. | grammar term |
| ind. art. | indefinite article |
| inf. | infinitive |
| i.o. | indirect object |
| lang. | language |
| lit.. | literary, literature |
| m. | masculine |
| neut. | neuter |
| n. | noun |
| pl. | plural |
| p.p. | past participle |
| poss. adj. | possessive adjective |
| prep. | preposition |
| prep. obj. pron. | prepositional object pronoun |
| pron. | pronoun |
| refl. pron. | reflexive pronoun |
| s. | singular |
| L.A. | Latin America |
| Sp. | Spain |
| sub. pron. | subject pronoun |
| v. | verb |