Polyglot Dictionary

hintereinander

/ˌhɪntɐʔaɪˈnandɐ/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. one after the other

    Built from hinter (behind) + einander (each other).

    • Wir gingen hintereinander durch die Tür.

      We walked through the door one after the other.

Made of

  • hinter behind
  • einander each other

Practice

1 What does hintereinander mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir gingen ___ durch die Tür.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hintereinander?

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