/ˈɡʁeːtçənˌfʁaːɡə/dişil
ALMANCA → TR
Çekim Tablosu
çoğulGretchenfragen
tamlayanGretchenfragen
Tanım
•a question as to the addressee's religiosity or belief in God · a question that goes to the core of an issue, especially by exposing fundamental conflicts · a crucial question that is difficult or unpleasant to answer truthfully
Etimoloji
From Gretchen (diminutive of Grete = Margarete) + Frage (“question”). Refers to Goethe's Faust (published 1808), where the character of Gretchen asks the protagonist, who is secretly in league with the devil: Nun sag, wie hast du's mit der Religion? (“Now say, what is your stance on religion? ≈ what's the role of religion in your life?”). The expression of Gretchenfrage was coined in the mid-19th…