um … willen

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German

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Circumposition

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um … willen [with genitive]

  1. 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.

Derived terms

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