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da·hịnter

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da·hịnter
adverb
behind it, behind them; (folgend) after it, after them;
ein Haus mit einem Garten dahinter a house with a garden behind or at the back;
was sich wohl dahinter verbirgt? (figurative) what can be behind it?;
sich dahinter klemmen or setzen or knien (figurative informal) buckle down to it; pull one's finger out (informal);
dahinter kommen (figurative informal) find out;
sich dahinter machen (figurative informal) get down to it;
mach dich dahinter! get on with it!;
dahinter stecken (figurative informal) (Grund, Ursache, Urheber sein) be behind it/them;
es steckt nichts/nicht viel dahinter (figurative informal) there is nothing/not much to it/them;
dahinter stehen (figurative) (dafür eintreten) be behind it/them, [fully] support it/them; (figurative) (dazu stehen) stand by it/them; (figurative) (dem zugrunde liegen) be behind it, be at the root of it;
s. auch da-