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Sinn: meaning — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Sinn

meaning

the meaning, point, or purpose of something

IPA/zɪn/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Sinn: meaning

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

the meaning, point, or purpose of something

Ich verstehe den Sinn dieses Satzes noch nicht ganz.

Es hat keinen Sinn, dieselbe Arbeit zweimal zu machen.

Die Lehrerin erklärt den Sinn des letzten Absatzes.

Common patterns include der Sinn von etwas, Sinn haben and keinen Sinn haben. In Was ist der Sinn davon?, Sinn often means point or purpose.

Sinn can be linguistic meaning or the point of an action: Was ist der Sinn davon? often asks what purpose it serves.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence says something has no point?

Sinn is masculine and can mean meaning, sense, or the point/purpose of an action.