um … willen
German
Circumposition
um … willen (governs the genitive)
- for the sake of, for … sake
- Er hat es um seines Landes willen getan.
- He did it for the sake of his country.
- Um Gottes willen, hör auf damit!
- For God's sake, stop thatǃ
- Wir verfolgen die Tatsachen um ihrer selbst willen.
- We pursue the facts for their own sake.