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namens

named

preposition NAH-mens Less Common

Also means

on behalf of

Usage Note

namens has two jobs: as an adverb it means 'by the name of' (ein Mann namens Schmidt), and as a genitive preposition it means 'on behalf of' (namens der Regierung). It is a fossilised genitive of Name and stays formal in both uses.

Examples

"Ein Mann namens Peter rief an."

Natural Translation

A man named Peter called.

Literal Translation

A man named Peter called on.

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