euretwegen

German

Etymology

Shortened from von euren Wegen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʏ̯ʁətˌveːɡən/, /ˌɔʏ̯ʁətˈveːɡən/

Adverb

euretwegen

  1. because of you (2nd person plural), for your sake
    Das ist alles euretwegen passiert.
    All of this happened because of you.
  2. as far as you (2nd person plural) are concerned (you don't mind if); for all you care
    Euretwegen kann ich mitkommen?
    As far as you are concerned, I can come with you?

Usage notes

Colloquially, this term is usually constructed with the separated form (especially in the southern language area), thus wegen euch instead of euretwegen. In sense 2, however, both are equally common in the vernacular.

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