Hintergrund

German

Etymology

hinter- +‎ Grund, originally in the context of stage plays, possibly under the influence of English background.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]
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Noun

Hintergrund m (strong, genitive Hintergrundes or Hintergrunds, plural Hintergründe)

  1. background
    Antonym: Vordergrund
    in den Hintergrund rücken ― to take a back seat, to become secondary
    im Hintergrund die Fäden ziehen ― to pull the strings, to secretly control the situation
  2. context, background information (information about history, motivation or the wider situation surrounding something)

Declension

Declension of Hintergrund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hintergrund die Hintergründe
genitive eines des Hintergrundes, Hintergrunds der Hintergründe
dative einem dem Hintergrund, Hintergrunde1 den Hintergründen
accusative einen den Hintergrund die Hintergründe

1Now rare, see notes.

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