wegen

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  to weigh
 * 2)  to weight
 * 3)  to weigh
 * 1)  to weight
 * 2)  to weigh
 * 1)  to weigh

Etymology
Shortened version of, from , with being the dative plural of , modern-day , but with a meaning similar to.

Preposition

 * 1) for, because of

Usage notes
1.) While use with the dative is now considered acceptable in informal use, it is still considered erroneous by conservative or linguistically aware speakers (except in certain cases, see below). In the standard language, wegen is usually followed by the original genitive:


 * Even in formal language, the dative case is normally used if the genitive would be indistinguishable from the nominative in form, which is the case with plural nouns not preceded by an article, determiner, or adjective:


 * The dative case is also used with pronouns whose genitive form is not heard as often, and if a possessive genitive is preceding the referent of the preposition.
 * (→ wegen Peters neuen Autos is possible, but unusual)
 * (→ wegen Peters neuen Autos is possible, but unusual)


 * Masculine and neuter singular nouns not preceded by an article, determiner, or adjective may take inflectional -(e)s, although this is now quite formal. Personal names never take an ending.


 * Personal pronouns and some other pronouns have special contracted forms with wegen:
 * meinetwegen, deinetwegen, seinetwegen, ihretwegen, unseretwegen, euretwegen
 * dessentwegen, derentwegen, wessentwegen, weßwegen (dated)

2.) In the vernacular, and occasionally in writing, it is common to use the dative case after wegen at all times, whereby all the above peculiarities cease to apply. To some, the genitive may even sound pretentious in a private conversation. This is long-standing practice in the German dialects, which have mostly abolished the genitive per se.

3.) In very formal usage, wegen may be used as a postposition (always with genitive).

Etymology
From, from , from.

Verb

 * 1) to weigh, to have a certain weight
 * 2) to weigh, to determine the weight of
 * 3) to weigh, to consider

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to torment, to treat badly