Understand - Verstehen (The 211th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Understand is Verstehen. This word often comes up when talking about communication, emotions. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 211th most common word in German. It can be used as verb. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: understand

de German: verstehen

Examples

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You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something. Du scheinst nicht zu verstehen, wie schwer es für junge Leute von heute ist, an etwas zu glauben.
I can't understand this word. Ich kann dieses Wort nicht verstehen.
I can barely understand what he's saying. Ich kann kaum verstehen, was er sagt.
She's too young to understand. Du bist noch zu jung, um das zu verstehen.
I can't understand myself. Ich kann mich nicht verstehen.
No one can understand your letter. Niemand kann deinen Brief verstehen.
You have to understand that he died. Sie müssen verstehen, dass er gestorben ist.
I couldn't understand a thing from what he said. Ich konnte kein bisschen von dem verstehen, was er sagte.

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Even a child can understand it. Sogar ein Kind kann das verstehen.
We're not so young that we don't understand what love is. Wir sind nicht so jung, dass wir nicht verstehen, was Liebe ist.
His ideas are difficult to understand. Es ist schwer, seine Gedanken zu verstehen.
I don't understand the way that he thinks. Ich kann seine Ideen überhaupt nicht verstehen.
I can't understand his feeling. Ich kann seine Gefühle nicht verstehen.
I pretended not to be able to understand what she was telling me. Ich tat so, als könnte ich nicht verstehen, was er mir sagte.
It's difficult to understand his theory. Es ist schwer, seine Theorie zu verstehen.
His theory is difficult to understand. Es ist schwer, seine Theorie zu verstehen.
They do not understand. Sie verstehen nicht.
They don't understand me when I speak German. Sie verstehen mich nicht wenn ich Deutsch spreche.
They don't understand me when I speak French. Sie verstehen mich nicht, wenn ich Französisch rede.
My parents don't understand me. Meine Eltern verstehen mich nicht.
Teachers must understand children. Lehrer müssen Kinder verstehen.

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