Hintergedanke

German

Etymology

From hinter (“behind”) +‎ Gedanke (“thought”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪntɐɡəˌdaŋkə]
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  • Hyphenation: Hin‧ter‧ge‧dan‧ke

Noun

Hintergedanke m (weak, genitive Hintergedankens or (nonstandard and uncommon) Hintergedanken, plural Hintergedanken)

  1. ulterior motive
  2. hidden agenda

Declension

Declension of Hintergedanke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hintergedanke die Hintergedanken
genitive eines des Hintergedankens, Hintergedanken1 der Hintergedanken
dative einem dem Hintergedanken den Hintergedanken
accusative einen den Hintergedanken die Hintergedanken

1Nonstandard and uncommon.

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