понять

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) + -ня́ть (-njátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲætʲ]
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Verb

поня́ть • (ponjátʹ) pf (imperfective понима́ть, verbal noun поня́тие)

  1. to understand, to comprehend, to see
    По́нял (radio)Pónjalroger, copy, understood
  2. to realize, to appreciate

Usage notes

In the negative, this verb also has a colloquial usage with a present-tense (instead of future-tense) meaning: Я не пойму́ (Ja ne pojmú, I don't understand).

Conjugation

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