nachsinnen
to muse, to ponder, to reflect
Definition
verbMeanings
- 1.to muse
- 2.to ponder
- 3.to reflect
Grammar
Grammar that uses this word
- Ellipsis and aposiopesis as stylistic devicesEllipse und Aposiopese als Stilmittel
Examples
Lange sann sie seine Worte .
She pondered his words for a long time.
Stundenlang sann er die .
For hours he pondered the solution.
Sie saß am und sann ihr .
She sat at the window and reflected on her life.
Über diese muss ich nachsinnen.
I first need to ponder this question.
Der sann den des Daseins .
The philosopher mused on the meaning of existence.
In der sann sie lange seine Worte .
In the silence she long reflected on his words.
Beim sinne ich Vergangenes .
On a walk I like to muse about the past.
Lange sann er , was er hatte.
He pondered for a long time what he had done wrong.
Über die Folgen sann .
No one seriously reflected on the consequences.
Manchmal lohnt es sich, den eigenen nachzusinnen.
Sometimes it pays to reflect on one's own path.