aus Altersgründen
Translation
for reasons of age, due to age
Examples
Er ist aus Altersgründen zurückgetreten.
He resigned for reasons of age.
Sie kann aus Altersgründen nicht mehr arbeiten.
She can no longer work due to her age.
Grammar Patterns
aus Altersgründen + verb to do sth. for reasons of age He resigned from his office for reasons of age.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wegen des Alters (because of age)
Etymology
From 'aus' (from) + 'Altersgründen' (dative plural of 'Altersgrund' = 'Alter' (age) + 'Grund' (reason)). Literally 'from age reasons'.
Memory Tips
Remember this as the fixed phrase 'aus Altersgründen'. 'aus' takes the dative case, and 'Gründen' is the dative plural of 'Grund'.