From d7989417d532f6cc7844281bafe7c50d8961316a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viktor <1476338+v-ji@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 17:26:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?translating:=20Update=20Private=20message=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=86=92=20Direct=20message=20in=20German=20guide.?=
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 docs/translating/german.md | 10 +++++-----
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diff --git a/docs/translating/german.md b/docs/translating/german.md
index 8bd3326a1d..bcdd0f24dc 100644
--- a/docs/translating/german.md
+++ b/docs/translating/german.md
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ speakers in the community. It's all about making Zulip friendly and usable.
 
 _"Nachricht" (Facebook, WhatsApp, Transifex)_
 
-- Private Message (PM) - **Private Nachricht (PN)**
+- Direct Message (DM), Direct Messages (DMs) - **Direktnachricht (DM), Direktnachrichten (DMs)**
 
-Since we try to avoid concatenating words whenever possible, don't use
-"Privatnachricht" . PN is the officially used abbreviation for
-"Private Nachricht" and is used in many German chat forums.
+While we try to avoid concatenating words whenever possible, "Direktnachricht" is used
+by many other platforms (e.g. X/Twitter, Slack, Discord).
+Use _DM_ with its plural form _DMs_ rather than DN/DNs in line with other services.
 
-_"Private Nachricht" (YouTube, Transifex)_
+_"Direktnachricht" (X/Twitter, Slack)_
 
 - Starred Message - **Markierte Nachricht**