seinetwegen

German

Etymology

Shortened from von seinen Wegen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡən/, /ˌzaɪ̯nətˈveːɡən/
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Adverb

seinetwegen

  1. because of him, for his sake
    Das ist alles seinetwegen passiert.
    All of this happened because of him.
  2. as far as he is concerned (he doesn't mind if); for all he cares
    Seinetwegen kannst du mitkommen.
    As far as he is concerned, you can come with us.

Usage notes

Colloquially, this term is usually constructed with the separated form (especially in the southern language area), thus wegen ihm instead of seinetwegen. In sense 2, however, both are equally common in the vernacular.

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