ihretwegen

German

Alternative forms

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/
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Adverb

ihretwegen

  1. because of her, for her sake
    Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihr
    Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.
    All of this happened because of her.
  2. because of them, for their sake
    Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihnen
    Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.
    All of this happened because of them.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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