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Otti zeigt auf zwei Zeichnungen, ein Herz und einen Kopf: Er will Gefühl und Verstand ansprechen. Otti points to two drawings, a heart and a head: he wants to appeal to feeling and reason.

noun · C1

der Verstand

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant]

reason, mind, intellect

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Verstand
Mein Verstand sagt mir, dass der Plan vernünftig ist, aber mein Bauch zweifelt noch. My head tells me the plan is sensible, but my gut still has doubts.
Accusative wen? was? den Verstand
Bei aller Begeisterung solltest du den Verstand nicht ganz ausschalten. For all your enthusiasm, you shouldn't switch your brain off entirely.
Dative wem? dem Verstand
Genitive wessen? des Verstands

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix stand root

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti and the art of persuasion

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