Usage examples of "understand" in English with translation to German

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He does not understand modern technology. Er hat keinen Sinn für moderne Technik.

I don't understand Dutch. It's difficult. Ich kann kein Niederländisch. Es ist schwierig.

I understand the museum is closed on Mondays. Ich denke, das Museum ist montags geschlossen.

I managed to make the teacher understand my idea. Es gelang mir, dem Lehrer meinen Gedanken zu erläutern.

Tom doesn't understand how to use a computer. Tom weiß nicht, wie man einen Computer bedient.

It is difficult to understand why you want to go. Es ist schwer verständlich, warum du gehen willst.

It is impossible to get him to understand the new theory. Es ist unmöglich, ihm die neue Theorie verständlich zu machen.

It is important to understand that each country has its own culture. Er ist wichtig einzusehen, dass jedes Land seine eigene Kultur besitzt.

I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage. Ich habe gehört, dass Mr. Collins dir einen Heiratsantrag gemacht hat.

I just don't understand what goes through the minds of people who troll forums. Ich weiß einfach nicht, was in den Köpfen von Leuten, die in Foren herumtrollen, vorgeht.

There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. Es gibt 10 Arten von Menschen in der Welt: die, die das Binärsystem verstehen, und die, die es nicht verstehen.

There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper. Keine Prosa ist schwieriger verständlich und langweiliger zu lesen als ein durchschnittlicher wissenschaftlicher Text.

"I understand Italian perfectly," she boasted while choosing a dish from the menu, but when the food was served, it was not at all what she expected. "Ich kann perfekt Italienisch", sagte sie angeberisch, während sie sich aus dem Menü ein Gericht aussuchte, aber als das Essen serviert wurde, war es gar nicht das, was sie erwartete.

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