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German
Etymology
Shortened from von ihretwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von ihrentwegen / von ihrent wegen, from von ihren wegen, from Middle High German von irn wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and irn was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.
Another route can be traced from von ihrtwegen / von ihrt wegen, from Middle High German von irt wegen, from von ir wegen, in which ir was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːʁətˌveːɡən/, /ˌiːʁətˈveːɡən/
Adverb
ihretwegen
- because of her, for her sake
- Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihr
Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.- All of this happened because of her.
- because of them, for their sake
- Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihnen
Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.- All of this happened because of them.
- as far as she is concerned (she doesn't mind if); for all she cares
Ihretwegen kannst du mitkommen.- As far as she is concerned, you can come with us.
- as far as they are concerned (they don't mind if); for all they care
Ihretwegen kannst du mitkommen.- As far as they are concerned, you can come with us.
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