hinten

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from English hint

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪntən

Verb

hinten

1. to hint

Inflection

Inflection 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.

Related terms

• hint

German

Alternative forms

• hinden (obsolete)

Etymology

Old High German hintana.

Pronunciation

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

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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

• dahinten
• Vokuhila

Further reading

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