wegen Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “for” is wegen. Examples of "for" in use There are 3 examples of the German word for "for" being used: Recording English German Learn He was arrested for fencing stolen goods. Er wurde wegen Hehlerei mit gestohlener Ware festgenommen. Learn The police arrested him for indecency. Die Polizei verhaftete ihn wegen Unanständigkeit. Learn She was arrested for public indecency. Sie wurde wegen Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses verhaftet. Learn Practice Lesson "for" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words for etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases She was arrested for public indecency., The police arrested him for indecency. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 76 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech