Noun
die Hypothese
hypothesis
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plural Hypothesen
Meanings
Noun
- hypothesis
Example sentence
Ich denke, Sie lagen richtig mit Ihrer Hypothese.
I think you were right with your hypothesis.
Word forms
singular
die Hypothese
plural
die Hypothesen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hypothese
Accusativedie Hypothese
Dativeder Hypothese
Genitiveder Hypothese
Plural
Nominativedie Hypothesen
Accusativedie Hypothesen
Dativeden Hypothesen
Genitiveder Hypothesen
Usage
- eine Hypothese aufstellen — formulate a hypothesis; aufstellen is separable
- eine Hypothese überprüfen — test a hypothesis; it is not an established fact merely because it is proposed
Die Ergebnisse stützen unsere ursprüngliche Hypothese.
The results support our original hypothesis.