Colloquial Shortening of the word

[Chhavi Singhal]

Sir,

Here, if we don't want to shorten 'etwas' so can we write-

"bestellst du auch etwas zu essen?"

instead of-

"bestellst du auch was zu essen?"

3).Does it change the meaning?

2).and is this shortening necessary?

3).kindly give some examples of the shortenings like this

Vielen Danke 🙏

[NOC24 HS29]

Hello,

Yes, you can also write "Bestellst du auch etwas zu essen?" which is the standard form.

The shortening is not necessary, it is a colloquial form, which is that in everyday context, people might say "Bestellst du auch was zu essen?" instead of "Bestellst du auch etwas zu essen?".

Some other instances of colloquial shortening are - 

Kugelschreiber - Kuli (ball-point pen)

Pullover - Puli (sweater)

Universität - Uni (university)

Hope this helps.