English

Etymology

Latin exempli gratiā ("for example") Gratiā here is in the dative case.

Adverb

e.g.

1. Literally, "for example." Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed.

   Asia is a large continent, with many large nations (e.g., China, India and Japan).

Usage notes

• The list of examples following e.g. should not be exhaustive (in that case, i.e. should be used) and should not be followed by et cetera or etc.
• Place e.g. between parentheses when used in written text and follow by a comma when used in its function as "for example".
• Opinion is mixed about whether this term should be italicized or written with a separating non-breaking space as in e. g.

Translations

• Dutch: bv. , bijv. , bvb. (bijvoorbeeld )
• Finnish: esim. (esimerkiksi )
• French: par ex. , p. ex. (par exemple )
• German: z.B. (zum Beispiel )
• Italian: ad es. (ad esempio )
• Russian: напр.
• Swedish: t.ex. , t ex , tex. t. ex. (till exempel ), exempelvis