Genitive preposition 'zugunsten' (in favour of)

Genitivpräposition 'zugunsten'

'zugunsten' (in favour of) takes the .

Structure

zugunsten + Genitiv (zum Vorteil von)

zugunsten + genitive (to the benefit of)

Details

Part of Speech: Preposition
Word Type: Genitive preposition
Register: Formal

Explanation

zugunsten means in favour of / for the benefit of and governs the genitive. It is common in formal, administrative and legal texts. Its opposite is zuungunsten (to the disadvantage of).

Pattern: zugunsten + (it may also follow its : der Kinder zugunsten).

Zugunsten der Kinder verzichtet sie auf Urlaub. - For the children's benefit she gives up her holiday.
Das Gericht entschied zugunsten des Klägers. - The court decided in favour of the plaintiff.
Er verzichtete zugunsten seines Bruders auf das Erbe. - He renounced the inheritance in favour of his brother.

Common mistakes:

Using the (wrong: zugunsten den Kindern; right: zugunsten der Kinder).
With a bare, determiner-less , use von: zugunsten von Bedürftigen.

About Genitive preposition 'zugunsten' (in favour of)

'zugunsten' (in favour of) takes the .

Means 'in favour of'; takes the .

'zugunsten' (zum Vorteil von) steht mit dem .

Caution

'zugunsten' + genitive: 'zugunsten der Kinder'.