entender

/entenˈdeɾ/, [ẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

understand

Examples

Ella no podía entender por qué se peleaban.

She could not understand why they fought.

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Tom no pudo entender lo que Mary estaba diciendo.

Tom couldn't understand what Mary was saying.

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Ella lo quería entender.

She wanted to understand.

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Era imposible entender sus preguntas.

It was impossible to understand his questions.

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No pude entender el fondo de su discurso.

I couldn't get the point of his speech.

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No apoyo la teoría de que uno tiene que estudiar latín para entender mejor el inglés.

I do not support the theory that one has to study Latin in order to understand English better.

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Aún cuando Tom trató de explicárselo a Mary, ella aún no lo podía entender.

Even though Tom tried to explain it to Mary, she still couldn't understand.

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No logramos entender el significado de la palabra.

We fail to grasp the meaning of the word.

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Tom no pudo entender una sola palabra de lo que dijo Mary.

Tom couldn't understand a single word of what Mary said.

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He cruzado los mares de la eternidad para entender que la noción de tiempo no es nada sino una ilusión.

I've crossed the seas of eternity to understand that the notion of time is nothing but an illusion.

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Pienso que estoy empezando a entender.

I think I'm beginning to understand.

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No me puedo entender.

I can't understand myself.

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No puedo hacerme entender en alemán.

I can't make myself understood in German.

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"Nunca voy a entender a las mujeres", dijo Tom.

"I'll never understand women", said Tom.

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Es difícil entender sus ideas.

It's hard to understand his ideas.

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No pude entender lo que él estaba diciendo.

I couldn't make out what he was saying.

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Tom podía entender que Mary estaba enfadada.

Tom could understand why Mary was angry.

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No llego a entender lo que dijo.

What he said doesn't make sense to me.

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Tom parece no entender.

Tom doesn't seem to understand.

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Ellos eran demasiado ingenuos para entender lo indispensable que es estudiar.

They were too naive to understand the necessity of studying.

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