zugunsten
See also: zu Gunsten
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUniverbation of zu + Gunsten, from Gunst (“favor”).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editzugunsten [with genitive]
- in support of, in favor of
- Antonym: zuungunsten
- zugunsten des Käufers ― for the benefit of the purchaser
Postposition
editzugunsten [with dative]
- (uncommon, dated) in support of, in favor of
- dem Leser zugunsten ― for the benefit of the reader
Usage notes
edit- 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
edit- “zugunsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zugunsten (Präposition)” in Duden online
- “zugunsten (Adverb)” in Duden online
- “zugunsten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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