Breakdown of Seinetwegen haben wir den Dienstplan angepasst.
haben
to have
wir
we
anpassen
to adjust
der Dienstplan
the roster
seinetwegen
because of him / for his sake
Questions & Answers about Seinetwegen haben wir den Dienstplan angepasst.
How is seinetwegen formed, and why don't we just say wegen ihm?
Seinetwegen means "because of him" or "for his sake." It is formed by taking the possessive pronoun sein, adding a connecting -et-, and attaching -wegen. While you will often hear wegen ihm in casual spoken German, seinetwegen is the standard form taught at this level.
Would it be ihretwegen if we meant "because of her"?
Exactly! For "because of her," you use the feminine possessive base ihr, add the connecting -et-, and get ihretwegen. This exact same pattern gives us meinetwegen (because of me) and deinetwegen (because of you).
Does starting the sentence with seinetwegen trigger a specific word order?
Yes, seinetwegen occupies the first position in the sentence. To satisfy the strict German "verb second" rule, the conjugated verb haben must immediately follow it, which pushes the subject wir into the third position.
How is the past participle angepasst formed here?
The infinitive is anpassen (to adjust or adapt). Because an- is a separable prefix, the -ge- required for the past participle is sandwiched between the prefix and the verb stem, resulting in angepasst.
What exactly is a Dienstplan?
It is a compound noun made from der Dienst (service, duty, or shift) and der Plan (plan or schedule). It is the standard word used in German workplaces for a roster or shift schedule.
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