f蓻蓯摊藞蕛te藧蓹n
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Translation
to understand
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Word origin
A compound of the prefix ver- and stehen ('to stand'), building the idea of understanding out of 'standing' in the same way as English understand.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- stehen
Grammar
Verb typestrong
Examples
.
I don't quite understand you.
, ?
Do you understand what I mean?
.
He understood the task straightaway.
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This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 2: Words 212-221.