Verb

1. To want.
2. To wish.

   Ik wou dat ik dat kon. — I wish I could do that.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• The present form is also correct for hij/zij usage. Past forms and are also correct. / is often used, but only in spoken language: in written language, / is used in all cases.

Preposition

1. for the sake of

   Um seinetwillen bleibe ich zu Hause : For his sake I’m staying at home.

   Um meinetwillen bleibe sie zu Hause : For my sake she’s staying at home.