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Frida macht eine geheimnisvolle Andeutung und legt den Finger auf die Lippen. Frida drops a mysterious hint and puts a finger to her lips.

noun · C1

die Andeutung

[ˈanˌdɔɪ̯tʊŋ]

hint, suggestion

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Synonyms
die Anspielung

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Grammar

Plural
die Andeutungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Andeutung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Andeutung die Andeutungen
Accusative wen? was? die Andeutung die Andeutungen
Dative wem? der Andeutung den Andeutungen
Frau Hilde sagt nie direkt, dass ihr etwas missfällt, sie belässt es bei einer Andeutung. Frau Hilde never says directly that she dislikes something, she leaves it at a hint.
Genitive wessen? der Andeutung der Andeutungen

How the Word Is Built

An prefix deut root ung suffix

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

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