noun#1,438 by frequency
der Hinweis
/ˈhɪnvaɪ̯s/
hint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes someone aware of something
- genitive
- des Hinweises
- plural
- die Hinweise
Meanings
- 1
hint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes someone aware of something
Die Polizei sucht nach Hinweisen.
The police are looking for clues.
Tatoeba · Quaissa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom gab mir einen Hinweis.
Tom gave me a hint.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
evidence, cue
- 3
advice, instruction
Wäre da nicht dein Hinweis gewesen, wäre meine Tasche gestohlen worden.
Without your advice, I would have been robbed of my bag.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derHinweis | dieHinweise |
| accusative | denHinweis | dieHinweise |
| dative | demHinweis | denHinweisen |
| genitive | desHinweises | derHinweise |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.