unseretwegen
German
Alternative forms
- unsretwegen (somewhat less common)
- unsertwegen
Etymology
Shortened from von unseren Wegen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnzəʁətˌveːɡən/, /ˌʊnzəʁətˈveːɡən/
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Adverb
unseretwegen
- because of us, for our sake
- Das ist alles unseretwegen passiert.
- All of this happened because of us.
- Das ist alles unseretwegen passiert.
- as far as we are concerned (we don't mind if); for all we care
- Unseretwegen kannst du mitkommen.
- As far as we are concerned, you can come with us.
- Unseretwegen kannst du mitkommen.
Usage notes
Colloquially, this term is usually constructed with the separated form (especially in the southern language area), thus wegen uns instead of unseretwegen. In sense 2, however, both are equally common in the vernacular.
Further reading
- unseretwegen in Duden online