baktanke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bak +‎ tanke, compare to German Hintergedanke and French arrière-pensée.

Noun

baktanke m (definite singular baktanken, indefinite plural baktanker, definite plural baktankene)

  1. ulterior motive

References

Swedish

Etymology

bak +‎ tanke

Noun

baktanke c

  1. an ulterior motive, an agenda (hidden motive)
    Jag anar en baktanke
    I sense an ulterior motive

Declension

Declension of baktanke
nominative genitive
singular indefinite baktanke baktankes
definite baktanken baktankens
plural indefinite baktankar baktankars
definite baktankarna baktankarnas

References

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