Meinung

opinion

noun MY-nung Less Common

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Usage Note

Meinung comes from meinen (to think, mean) and lives in everyday phrases like meiner Meinung nach ('in my opinion') and die Meinung sagen ('to give someone a piece of one's mind'). Note that meinen itself means 'to be of the opinion', not 'to mean' a definition.

Examples

"Was ist deine Meinung dazu?"

Natural Translation

What is your opinion on this?

Literal Translation

What is your opinion thereto?

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