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in den Sinn

to mind

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to mind Usually used with kommen: jemandem in den Sinn kommen means “to come to someone’s mind.”
GE: Mir kommt gerade eine gute Idee in den Sinn.
EN: A good idea just came to mind.

Es kam mir nie in den Sinn.

It never occurred to me.

Ich nehme den Wagen, und Sie können tun, was Ihnen in den Sinn kommt!

I'll take the car, and you can do whatever you want!

— Wilde Erdbeeren (1957)

Dieser Gedanke kam mir in den Sinn.

This thought came to my mind.

Gestern kam mir eine Idee in den Sinn.

Yesterday an idea came to my mind.

Es kam mir gerade in den Sinn.

It just occurred to me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Was kommt dir in den Sinn?

What comes to mind?

Sie tut, was ihr gerade in den Sinn kommt.

She does whatever comes into her mind.