hinten

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from English hint

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪntən

Verb

hinten

  1. to hint

Conjugation

Conjugation of hinten (weak)
infinitive hinten
past singular hintte
past participle gehint
infinitive hinten
gerund hinten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hint hintte
2nd person sing. (jij) hint hintte
2nd person sing. (u) hint hintte
2nd person sing. (gij) hint hintte
3rd person singular hint hintte
plural hinten hintten
subjunctive sing.1 hinte hintte
subjunctive plur.1 hinten hintten
imperative sing. hint
imperative plur.1 hint
participles hintend gehint
1) Archaic.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old High German hintana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪntən/, [ˈhɪntən], [ˈhɪntn̩], [ˈhɪnʔn̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

hinten

  1. behind; in the back
    Das Kind sitzt hinten im Auto.
    The child is sitting in the back of the car.
  2. (chiefly colloquial) over (there); yonder (unspecified locative for something at some distance)
    Synonyms: drüben, dahinten
    Du kannst doch hinten beim Kreisverkehr wenden.
    Why don’t you turn around over at the traffic circle.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hinten” in Duden online
  • “hinten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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