No. 2,263 in German
gehirn
Brain.
In a sentence
Das Gehirn ist das wichtigste Organ des menschlichen Körpers.
The brain is the most important organ of the human body.
Here, 'Gehirn' is used as a noun to refer to the organ that controls thoughts, memory, emotions, and physical functions in humans.
Sein Gehirn arbeitete auf Hochtouren, um das Problem zu lösen.
His brain was working at full speed to solve the problem.
In this sentence, 'Gehirn' metaphorically represents the intellectual or cognitive functions of the individual.
Nachdem das Künstlerteam die Skulptur fertiggestellt hatte, wurden sie als die 'Gehirne' des Projekts bezeichnet.
After the artistic team completed the sculpture, they were referred to as the 'brains' behind the project.
Here, 'Gehirn' is used figuratively in plural form to signify the intellectual driving force or creative mind behind an endeavor.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “gehirn” in actual German podcasts.
Find “gehirn” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).