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- "Alles hat seinen Sinn."
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Are you sure? If I said " Everything has its reason", "its" would not refer to reason, it would describe reason, but refer to "everything". I would be very surprised if it were any different in German. I.e., if your logic were correct, wouldn't you then have "Die Geschichte hat seinen Sinn"? I am certain it should actually be "Die Geschichte hat ihren Sinn"
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You've added the word "own" to your translation, while there is no "eigenen" in the sentence.
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It seems "alles" typically goes with "sein-" (its/one's), and "alle" often goes with "ihr-" (their) but seems OK with "sein-" as well. "sein-" can be neuter and does not have to be masculine. Disclaimer - I speak only Duo-Deutsch. XD
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Could one of the mods clear this one up please. There are at least 2 views i.e. that 'seinen' is masculine as it refers to 'der Sinn' or that seinen actually refers to alles (with no explanation of why it's masculine). I had the same question as the others but don't see any reliable/definitive answer as to why 'seinen' is used and whether it refers to 'alles' or 'der Sinn'
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This is not the meaning of "Sinn" with which I am familiar: I remember a folksong from my youth in German class:
Du, du liegst mir im Herzen.
Du, du liegst mir im Sinn...,
the singer indicating that his (unappreciative) beloved is in his heart and mind.