# der Sinn

der Sinn is a German noun meaning “sense”. Forms: des Sinnes, die Sinne.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Sinnes
- Plural: die Sinne

## In other languages

- Русский: ощущение, чувство

## Meanings

1. sense
   - ein Sinn für Humor — a sense of humor
2. meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says)
   - in diesem Sinne — in this/that sense
3. point, idea, tenor
4. mind, consciousness
   - in den Sinn kommen — to cross one's mind
5. feeling
6. sense, sensus, aesthesia

## Examples

- Er hat einen guten Sinn für Humor. — He has a good sense of humour.
- Sie hat keinen Sinn für das Schöne. — She has no sense of beauty.
- Ein Leben ohne Liebe ergibt keinen Sinn. — Life without love makes no sense.
- Was er erzählt, ergibt überhaupt keinen Sinn. — What he says makes no sense at all.
- Was ist der Sinn des Lebens? — What's the meaning of life?

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