Describes something located farther back, here in an inflected adjective form.
Natural examples
Bitte nimm die hintere Tür zum Garten.
Please use the rear door to the garden.
Im hinteren Zimmer steht noch ein Schreibtisch.
There is still a desk in the back room.
Die hinteren Plätze sind für Gäste reserviert.
The rear seats are reserved for guests.
Usage note
Hintere is usually an inflected form of hinter, as in die hintere Tür. Its ending depends on article, case, and gender.
Mini-lesson: hintere
Describes something located farther back, here in an inflected adjective form. Hintere is usually an inflected form of hinter, as in die hintere Tür. Its ending depends on article, case, and gender.
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