# der Hintergedanke

der Hintergedanke is a German noun meaning “ulterior motive”. Forms: des Hintergedankens, die Hintergedanken.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Hintergedankens
- Plural: die Hintergedanken

## In other languages

- Русский: задняя мысль

## Meanings

1. ulterior motive
2. hidden agenda

## Examples

- Er muss das wohl ohne Hintergedanken so gesagt haben. — He must have said so without giving it much thought.
- Aber weißt du, er hatte einen Hintergedanken. — But you know, he had an ulterior motive.

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