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zugunsten

in favor of

preposition tsu-GUNS-ten Less Common
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Also means

for the benefit of

Usage Note

zugunsten governs the genitive and means 'in favor of' or 'for the benefit of', as in zugunsten der Kinder ('for the children's benefit'). It is fused from zu Gunsten and belongs to formal register.

Examples

"Sie verzichtete zugunsten ihrer Schwester."

Natural Translation

She gave it up in favor of her sister.

Literal Translation

She renounced in-favor-of her sister.

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