die Intuition
Translation
intuition, gut feeling
Examples
Meine Intuition sagt mir, dass etwas nicht stimmt.
My intuition tells me that something is wrong.
Er handelte aus reiner Intuition.
He acted out of pure intuition.
Grammar Patterns
to have an intuition to have an intuition She had the intuition to take the other path.
to trust one's intuition to trust one's intuition You should trust your intuition.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Bauchgefühl (gut feeling), Eingebung (inspiration), Instinkt (instinct)
Etymology
From Latin 'intuitio' (a looking at, contemplation), from 'intueri' (to look at, consider).
Memory Tips
It's a cognate of the English 'intuition'. Nouns ending in '-tion' in German are almost always feminine (die).