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mind / reason
The human ability to think, understand, judge, and draw logical conclusions; reason, the intellect.
Er löste das Problem nicht durch Gefühl, sondern durch scharfen Verstand.
He solved the problem not through feeling, but through a sharp mind.
'Verstand' (mind/reason) is closely related to the verb 'verstehen' (to understand). The mind is the ability that enables us to understand things and think logically.
Man braucht viel Geduld und einen klaren Verstand, um dieses Rätsel zu lösen.
You need a lot of patience and a clear mind to solve this puzzle.
Common combinations are 'ein scharfer Verstand' (a sharp mind / high intelligence) and 'der gesunde Menschenverstand' (common sense / practical everyday thinking). 'Verstand' (mind/reason) is also often used as the opposite of 'Gefühl' (feeling).
Sie hat die Situation mit scharfem Verstand analysiert.
She analyzed the situation with a sharp mind.
The expression 'den Verstand verlieren' (to lose one's mind) is a fixed idiom and means 'verrückt werden' (to go crazy). The accusative 'den Verstand' is a fixed part of the expression here.
Manchmal denke ich, bei all dem Lärm verliere ich noch den Verstand.
Sometimes I think I'm going to lose my mind with all this noise.
'Nicht bei Verstand sein' (to be out of one's mind) is also a fixed idiom and expresses that someone is acting unreasonably. The preposition 'bei' is used with the dative here.
Er will bei diesem Sturm segeln gehen? Er ist doch nicht bei Verstand!
He wants to go sailing in this storm? He must be out of his mind!
head
'der Kopf' and 'der Verstand' can both refer to a person's thinking. 'Kopf' is more everyday and can also mean the place where thoughts or memories are. 'Verstand' more specifically means the ability to think logically, understand, and judge reasonably. They can be confused because in both cases you are not talking only about the body. If you are talking about clear, rational decisions, 'Verstand' is more precise. If you are talking about thoughts, concentration, or memories, 'Kopf' sounds more natural.
In dieser schwierigen Situation hat sie ihren Verstand benutzt und ruhig entschieden.
In this difficult situation, she used her reason and made a calm decision.
Ich habe die Telefonnummer noch im Kopf.
I still have the phone number in my head.