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minte

mind /ˈmin.te/

noun#332 most common

Also: intellect, sense, wits

Example sentences

Ana are o minte ageră.
Ana has a sharp mind.
Îmi vine în minte un cântec vechi.
An old song comes to my mind.
Trebuie să-ți ții mintea limpede înainte de examen.
You must keep your mind clear before the exam.
Nu-mi pot scoate din minte cuvintele ei.
I can't get her words out of my mind.
Mintea omului este capabilă de lucruri extraordinare atunci când e antrenată corect.
The human mind is capable of extraordinary things when trained correctly.
Filosofii au dezbătut secole la rând relația dintre minte și corp, fără să ajungă la un consens definitiv.
Philosophers have debated the relationship between mind and body for centuries, without reaching a definitive consensus.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeminteminți
Genitivemințiiminților
Accusativeminteminți
Vocativeminteminți

Word family

cumintewell-behaved, obedient
amintito remind, to rememberamintirememory, souvenir
mintosclever, sharp-witted (colloquial)

Etymology

Minte comes from Latin mens, mentis, meaning mind or thought. The word passed into Romanian along the same line that gave English mental and French esprit's Latin ancestor. Its root goes back to the Proto-Indo-European word for thinking or mental activity.

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