Meaning 1formal · 82%
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Natural examples
Die obigen Hinweise gelten für alle Bewerbungen.
The above instructions apply to every application.
Bitte senden Sie die obigen Unterlagen zurück.
Please return the aforementioned documents.
Die obige Vereinbarung bleibt bis Freitag gültig.
The above agreement remains valid until Friday.
Usage note
Obig is mainly used in formal writing to refer back to an earlier passage: die obige Adresse. It does not simply mean spatially above.
Mini-lesson: obig
Already mentioned or described in the preceding text. Obig is mainly used in formal writing to refer back to an earlier passage: die obige Adresse. It does not simply mean spatially above.
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