bakenfor, bakafor

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. på baksiden av;
   bak (III)behind · at the back, in the back, bortenforbeyond · on the other side of;
   hinsidesbeyond at the back of;
   behindbak (III), on the other side ofbortenfor;
   beyondhinsides
   • hun stod rett bakenfor meg she was standing right behind me
   • bakenfor mytene behind the myths
2. til et sted på baksiden to a place at the back
   • gå bakenfor huset to go round to the back of the house
3. i overført betydning: til grunn for, til motivasjon for figuratively: underlying, providing the motivation for
   • det ligger noe bakenfor de nye lovene there is something behind the new laws
   • bakenfor det hele behind it all
4. brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
   • jentene stod fremst og guttene bakenfor the girls stood at the front and the boys behind