sinnen
to ponder, to muse, to contemplate
English translations
- 01
to sense
- 02
perceive
- 03
feel
Word details
- German meaning
- Sinnen bedeutet, intensiv über etwas nachzudenken oder zu grübeln, oft mit dem Ziel, eine Lösung oder ein Verständnis zu finden.
- English meaning
- To ponder means to think deeply about something, often with the aim of finding a solution or understanding.
- Synonym
- nachdenken, grübeln
- German example
- Er saß am Fenster und sann über die Ereignisse des Tages.
- English example
- He sat by the window and pondered the events of the day.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich sinne du sinnst er/sie/es ich sinnt wir sinnen ihr sinnet sie sinnen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gesonnen du hast gesonnen er/sie/es hat gesonnen wir haben gesonnen ihr habt gesonnen sie haben gesonnen
- Past
- ich sann du sannst er/sie/es sann wir sannen ihr sannt sie sannen
Related words
- sinnentstellend
Distorting the meaning
- ersinnen
To invent, to devise
- rückbesinnen
To reflect means to focus again on and remember earlier values, traditions, or beliefs.
- entsinnen
to recall, to remember
- besinnen
To reflect means to remember something carefully or to focus on something to gain clarity.
- nachsinnen
To ponder means to think deeply and intensely about something or to ruminate.
- Bundesinnenminister
Federal Minister of the Interior
- Ansinnen
request, demand
- Madagassin
Malagasy
- zeugen
to witness
- wahrnehmbar
Perceptible
- Prinzessin
A princess is the daughter of a king or queen, or the wife of a prince.
- Chinesin
Chinese woman
- Portugiesin
Portuguese woman
- Russin
Russian woman
- Greisin
Old woman
- Belarussin
Belarusian woman
- Senegalesin
Senegalese woman
- Füchsin
Vixen, female fox
- Sudanesin
Sudanese woman
- Kongolesin
Congolese woman
- Französin
A French woman is a female person who comes from France.
- Wepsin
Wasp
- Sächsin
A Sächsin is a female person who comes from Saxony or lives there.
- wahrnehmen
Perceive
- Kronprinzessin
Crown princess
- Monegassin
Monegasque woman
- Kirgisin
Kyrgyz woman
- Nepalesin
Nepalese woman
- Riesin
Giantess
- Äbtissin
abbess
- Vietnamesin
Vietnamese woman
- Libanesin
A Lebanese woman is a female person who comes from Lebanon or holds Lebanese citizenship.
- Nordfriesin
North Frisian woman
- Weißrussin
A Belarusian woman, a female person from Belarus or with Belarusian citizenship.
- Singhalesin
A female person who comes from Sri Lanka and speaks Sinhalese.
- Tattergreisin
Tattergreisin is a derogatory term for an old, frail woman.
- Insassin
Inmate (female)
- Eidgenossin
Swiss citizen (female)
- Eidgenössin
Swiss citizen (female)
- Genossin
Comrade (female)
- Bettgenossin
Bedmate, lover, roommate
- Genuesin
Genoese woman
- stofflich
material, physical
Example sentences with “sinnen”
Er sinnte lange über die Lösung nach. (He pondered the solution for a long time.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'sinnen' still used in everyday speech?
It is quite literary. In daily life, you would typically use 'nachdenken' or 'überlegen'.