die Meisterfrage
Translation
key question, master question, the million-dollar question
Examples
Das ist die Meisterfrage in dieser Debatte.
That is the key question in this debate.
Die Meisterfrage bleibt, wie wir das finanzieren.
The million-dollar question remains how we will finance that.
Grammar Patterns
to be the key question die Meisterfrage sein That is the key question.
to pose the key question die Meisterfrage stellen The journalist posed the key question.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Kernfrage (core question), Schlüsselfrage (key question)
Etymology
A compound noun from 'Meister' (master) + 'Frage' (question).
Memory Tips
Imagine a question so difficult or crucial that only a 'master' could answer it.