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1.
understand
Also: comprehend, realize
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
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Examples
- Ква́нтовая фи́зика слишком сложна́, чтобы просто́й сме́ртный мог её поня́ть. Quantum physics is too difficult for a mere mortal to understand.
- Я не мог поня́ть, что не дава́ло мне дви́гаться. I could not understand what prevented me from moving.
- Не могу́ поня́ть, что он говори́т. I can't make out what he says.
- Том не мог заста́вить себя поня́ть. Tom couldn't make himself understood.
- Я вообще не могу́ поня́ть его иде́и. I can not understand his ideas.
- Никто из них не мог поня́ть, что она име́ла в ви́ду. None of them could understand what she was implying.
- Я совсем ничего не по́нял на сего́дняшнем семина́ре. I didn't understand anything at today's seminar.
- Если ты прислу́шиваешься только к свиде́тельствам же́ртвы, то не смо́жешь поня́ть всей карти́ны происше́ствия. If you only listen to the testimony of the victim you can't understand the full story of the incident.
- Профе́ссор не мог поня́ть, о чём я говорю́. The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.
- Поня́ть э́ту кни́гу свыше мои́х сил. Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.
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Imperative
| singular | пойми́ |
|---|---|
| plural | пойми́те |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Past
| male | по́нял |
|---|---|
| female | поняла́ |
| neuter | по́няло |
| plural | по́няли |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | пойму́ |
| ты | - | поймёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | поймёт |
| мы | - | поймём |
| вы | - | поймёте |
| они́ | - | пойму́т |
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