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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.
to lose one's mind
To go crazy; to lose the ability to think clearly.
Bei all dem Stress habe ich das Gefühl, ich verliere bald den Verstand.
With all this stress, I feel like I'm going to lose my mind soon.
to be out of one's mind
To act unreasonably or irrationally; to be crazy.
Du willst dein ganzes Geld für dieses alte Auto ausgeben? Du bist wohl nicht bei Verstand!
You want to spend all your money on this old car? You must be out of your 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
Kopf and Verstand can both refer to a person's mental ability. Kopf is a more colloquial and figurative term for their intelligence. Verstand directly refers to the ability to think logically, understand, and make judgments.
Mit ihrem klaren Verstand löste Nina das schwierige Problem schnell.
With her clear mind, Nina quickly solved the difficult problem.
Mit ihrem guten Kopf löste Nina das schwierige Problem schnell.
With her sharp mind, Nina quickly solved the difficult problem.
