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Used together with a genitive to express the reason or purpose for which something happens; it means “because of” or “for the sake of.” It usually comes after the genitive attribute.
Der Ordnung halber wurden alle Namen noch einmal überprüft.
For the sake of order, all the names were checked again.
“Halber” (for the sake of) normally comes after a noun phrase in the genitive. The fixed structure is therefore: genitive phrase + “halber”; the entire expression often appears at the beginning of the sentence or before the predicate.
Der Übersicht halber haben wir die Ergebnisse in einer Tabelle zusammengefasst.
For the sake of clarity, we have summarized the results in a table.
“Halber” (for the sake of) is especially common in fixed expressions such as “der Einfachheit halber” (for the sake of simplicity), “der Vollständigkeit halber” (for the sake of completeness), and “der Sicherheit halber” (for the sake of safety). Such expressions often refer to how an explanation or action is justified.
Der Vollständigkeit halber füge ich noch die fehlenden Unterlagen hinzu.
For the sake of completeness, I will also attach the missing documents.
“Halber” (for the sake of) sounds idiomatic mainly in careful, written, or formal language. In everyday life, learners are most likely to encounter it in fixed expressions and official explanations.
Der Sicherheit halber wurde die Datei zusätzlich auf einem externen Laufwerk gespeichert.
For the sake of safety, the file was also saved on an external drive.
