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behufs

for the purpose of

preposition be-HOOFS Rare
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: from Behuf (purpose, archaic)

Also means

in order to

Usage Note

behufs is an archaic genitive preposition, 'for the purpose of', synonymous with zwecks but even more dated, e.g. behufs der Untersuchung. You will only meet it in nineteenth-century texts or deliberately antiquated style; do not use it actively.

Examples

"Behufs der Prüfung wurden alle Akten gesammelt."

Natural Translation

For the purpose of the examination all files were collected.

Literal Translation

For-purpose-of the examination were all files collected.

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