Usage examples of "sich begreifen" in German with translation to English

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Tom will den Sinn des Lebens begreifen. Tom wants to understand the meaning of life.
Ich begreife nicht, was der Lehrer gesagt hat. I don't understand what the teacher said.
Niemand kann begreifen, wie der Unfall passiert ist. No one can understand how the accident happened.
Tom sagte, er hat begriffen, wie du dich gefühlt hast. Tom said he understood how you were feeling.
Sie waren zu naiv, um die Notwendigkeit des Lernens zu begreifen. They were too naive to understand the necessity of studying.
Ein vier Jahre alter amerikanischer Tourist war enttäuscht zu begreifen, dass die Provinz Szechuan nicht ganz aus scharf gewürztem Fleisch besteht, trotz seiner berühmten pikanten Küche. A four-year-old American tourist was disappointed to realize that, in fact, the Sichuan province is not entirely made of spicy beef, in spite of its famously piquant cuisine.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Ich bin mehr als einmal trunken gewesen, meine Leidenschaften waren nie weit vom Wahnsinn, und beides reut mich nicht: denn ich habe in meinem Maße begreifen lernen, wie man alle außerordentlichen Menschen, die etwas Großes, etwas Unmöglichscheinendes wirkten, von jeher für Trunkene und Wahnsinnige ausschreien musste. I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Ich kann nicht begreifen, warum er das getan hat. I can't figure out why he did it.
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Sie hatte 10 Jahre lang Französisch studiert, so sollte sie begreifen, was Französisch ist. She has been studying French for ten years, so she ought to realize what French is.
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Tom und sein Cousin machten sich selbstständig. Tom and his cousin went into business together.
Der Polizist kümmerte sich um den Unfall. The policeman dealt with the accident.
Niemand kann ihn begreifen. Nobody can understand him.
Tom fürchtet sich vor Gespenstern. Tom is scared of ghosts.
Erst wenn Sie eigene Kinder haben, begreifen Sie die Last der Elternschaft. It is only when you have your own children that you realize the trouble of parenthood.
Jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt. It's every man for himself.
Tom und Maria wünschen sich als nächstes einen Jungen. Tom and Mary hope that their next child will be a boy.
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