Word
Der Einfachheit zuliebe miste ich das Haus aus.
Meaning
For the sake of simplicity, I am decluttering the house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Der Einfachheit zuliebe miste ich das Haus aus.
ich
I
das Haus
the house
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Einfachheit
the simplicity
Questions & Answers about Der Einfachheit zuliebe miste ich das Haus aus.
Why is zuliebe placed after Der Einfachheit instead of before it?
zuliebe is a postposition, which is a type of preposition that comes after the noun it relates to. It translates to "for the sake of" and always dictates that the noun before it must be in the dative case.
Isn't Einfachheit a feminine noun? Why does it use the article der?
Yes, all nouns ending in -heit are feminine. However, because the postposition zuliebe forces the noun into the dative case, the feminine article die changes to der.
Why is the conjugated verb miste placed right after zuliebe?
This is the standard verb-second (V2) word order of German main clauses. The entire prepositional phrase Der Einfachheit zuliebe acts as a single block occupying the first position. The verb must immediately follow it in position two.
What is the origin of the verb ausmisten used here for "decluttering"?
ausmisten is a separable verb that literally means "to muck out" or clear out manure, derived from the noun der Mist (manure or crap). In everyday German, it is a very common and natural way to say you are decluttering, purging, or throwing out old junk.