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short version
A shortened version of a text, film, report, or story that summarizes only the essential content and most important points.
Ich habe keine Zeit, den ganzen Bericht zu lesen, gib mir bitte nur die Kurzfassung.
I don't have time to read the whole report; please just give me the short version.
This word is made up of the adjective 'kurz' (short) and the noun 'die Fassung' (here in the sense of 'version'). So the meaning is literally a 'short version'.
Kannst du mir eine Kurzfassung der Ereignisse geben?
Can you give me a short version of the events?
Common verbs used with 'Kurzfassung' (short version) are 'geben' (to give), 'erstellen' (to create), 'schreiben' (to write), 'lesen' (to read), or 'brauchen' (to need). They describe how one handles a summary.
Für die Präsentation muss ich noch eine Kurzfassung meines Konzepts erstellen.
For the presentation, I still need to create a short version of my concept.
To say what something is the short version of, you use the preposition 'von' followed by the dative. This structure is very common.
Ich habe nur die Kurzfassung von dem Buch gelesen, nicht das ganze Werk.
I only read the short version of the book, not the whole work.
summary
'Zusammenfassung' and 'Kurzfassung' are very close because both refer to a shorter form of something longer. However, 'Zusammenfassung' emphasizes more strongly that the most important information is selected, organized, and presented. 'Kurzfassung' mainly emphasizes that the version is shorter than the original. The words can easily be confused because a good short version is often also a summary. In school, university, or work, people very often say 'Zusammenfassung' when the focus is on content. 'Kurzfassung' fits especially well when there is also a long version.
Aus Zeitmangel bekommt das Team nur die Kurzfassung des Plans.
Because of time constraints, the team only gets the short version of the plan.
Vor dem Gespräch liest ihr Vater die Zusammenfassung des Berichts.
Before the conversation, her father reads the summary of the report.