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seitens

on the part of

preposition ZY-tens Rare
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: from Seite (side)

Also means

from the side of

Usage Note

seitens is a genitive preposition meaning 'on the part of', attributing an action to an institution or party, e.g. seitens der Regierung. It is dry, official language; everyday German prefers von with a person or body as agent.

Examples

"Seitens der Behörde gab es keine Einwände."

Natural Translation

On the part of the authority there were no objections.

Literal Translation

On-part-of the authority gave it no objections.

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