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No. 10,826 in German

sbb

"SBB" in German typically refers to "Schweizerische Bundesbahnen," meaning "Swiss Federal Railways."

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  • Die SBB ist die Eisenbahngesellschaft der Schweiz.

    The SBB is the railway company of Switzerland.

    Here, "SBB" stands for the "Schweizerische Bundesbahnen," used as the subject and noun to represent the national railway company of Switzerland.

  • Ich habe mein Ticket online bei der SBB gekauft.

    I bought my ticket online from the SBB.

    In this sentence, "SBB" is used to denote the organization providing the service from which the ticket was purchased.

  • Der Zug der SBB kommt pünktlich an.

    The SBB train arrives on time.

    Here, "SBB" modifies "train" to indicate that the train is operated by the Swiss Federal Railways.

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