Russian Word of the Day
понимать
po-nee-MAT' • verb (imperfective) — 1st of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to understand, to comprehend
Examples
- Я тебя не понимаю.
(I don't understand you.) - Она быстро поняла правило.
(She quickly understood the rule.) - Ты понимаешь, о чём я говорю?
(Do you understand what I'm talking about?)
Synonyms
- осознавать
- разбираться
- схватывать
Понимать is the imperfective verb used for ongoing, habitual, or general acts of understanding. Use Я не понимаю to say 'I don't understand.' For a completed action ('I understood') use the perfective понять (e.g., Я понял/поняла). Some synonyms are more formal (осознавать) or colloquial (схватывать).
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