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ich verstehe nicht |
Phrase. I don't understand. |
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Analysis |
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Ich |
n. (psychoanalysis) ego |
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n. self, me, him, etc. |
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das wahre Ich - the real me |
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pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) |
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verstehe |
v. first-person singular present of verstehen |
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v. singular imperative of verstehen |
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verstehen |
v. to understand |
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v. to hear and interpret (speech) |
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Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm. - I can't understand you with this noise. |
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v. to comprehend, make sense of |
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Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst. - I don't understand what you mean. |
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nicht |
adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) |
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Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! |
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Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. |
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interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? |
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Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? |
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