zugunsten

See also: zu Gunsten

German

Alternative forms

• zu Gunsten

Etymology

Univerbation of zu +‎ Gunsten, from Gunst (“favor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsuˈɡʊnstn̩/, /tsuˈɡʊnstən/

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• Rhymes: -ʊnstn̩

Preposition

zugunsten (governs the genitive)

1. in support of, in favor of

   Antonym: zuungunsten

   zugunsten des Käufers ― for the benefit of the purchaser

Postposition

zugunsten (governs the dative)

1. (uncommon, dated) in support of, in favor of

   dem Leser zugunsten ― for the benefit of the reader

Usage notes

• The spelling zugunsten was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).
• The spelling zugunsten has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.
• Pronouns are often used with zu and Gunsten as separate words, with a possessive pronoun in the middle and governed by zu in the dative: zu seinen Gunsten (“in his favor”).

Further reading

• “zugunsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “zugunsten (Präposition)” in Duden online
• “zugunsten (Adverb)” in Duden online
• “zugunsten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon