feivel: That’s why I made the Chiluk between meaning something to him and the Zchus to the Niftar. The Gemara (Tosefta?) says that the Zchus to the Niftar comes from other people answering Amen Yehei Shmei Rabbah-i.e. you are causing them to praise Hashem. So whether you are fully cognizant of those words or not should have no bearing on what it means to the people responding.
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