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French Word: comprendre

Tips to remember the French word:
– The word “comprendre” sounds similar to the English word “comprehend,” which means to understand. This similarity can help you remember its meaning in French.

Explanations:
– “Comprendre” is a verb in French, and it means “to understand.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Conférer: to understand
– Saisir: to understand, to grasp

Conjugations of “comprendre”:
– Present tense:
– Je comprends: I understand
– Tu comprends: You understand (informal)
– Il/elle/on comprend: He/she/one understands
– Nous comprenons: We understand
– Vous comprenez: You understand (formal/plural)
– Ils/elles comprennent: They understand

– Past tense:
– J’ai compris: I understood
– Tu as compris: You understood (informal)
– Il/elle/on a compris: He/she/one understood
– Nous avons compris: We understood
– Vous avez compris: You understood (formal/plural)
– Ils/elles ont compris: They understood

– Future tense:
– Je comprendrai: I will understand
– Tu comprendras: You will understand (informal)
– Il/elle/on comprendra: He/she/one will understand
– Nous comprendrons: We will understand
– Vous comprendrez: You will understand (formal/plural)
– Ils/elles comprendront: They will understand

Examples of sentences using “comprendre”:
1. Je comprends parfaitement tes explications. (I understand your explanations perfectly.)
2. Est-ce que tu as compris la leçon ? (Did you understand the lesson?)
3. Il ne comprend pas pourquoi elle est en colère. (He doesn’t understand why she is angry.)
4. Nous comprenons l’importance de ce projet. (We understand the importance of this project.)
5. Est-ce que vous comprenez ce que je dis ? (Do you understand what I’m saying?)
6. Ils ont compris leurs erreurs et veulent se rattraper. (They understood their mistakes and want to make amends.)

Summary:
“Comprendre” is a French verb meaning “to understand.” It can be conjugated in various tenses such as present, past, and future. Other words with similar meanings include “conférer” and “saisir.” Remember the similarity to the English word “comprehend” to recall its meaning in French.

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comprendre info.

Tips to remember the French word “comprendre”:
– Associate the word “comprendre” with the English word “comprehend”, as they have a similar meaning.
– Break down the word “comprendre” into smaller parts: “com-” (together) and “-prendre” (to take), which can help you remember its meaning to “take together” or “understand”.

Explanations:
The French verb “comprendre” means “to understand” in English. It is an infinitive verb, which means it is in its base form and doesn’t indicate any specific tense, subject, or mood.

Other words that mean the same thing as “comprendre” include:
– Saisir (to grasp)
– Appréhender (to apprehend)
– Concevoir (to conceive)
– Entendre (to comprehend)
– Percevoir (to perceive)

Conjugations of “comprendre”:
– Present tense:
– Je comprends (I understand)
– Tu comprends (You understand)
– Il/elle/on comprend (He/she/one understands)
– Nous comprenons (We understand)
– Vous comprenez (You understand)
– Ils/elles comprennent (They understand)

– Past tense:
– J’ai compris (I understood)
– Tu as compris (You understood)
– Il/elle/on a compris (He/she/one understood)
– Nous avons compris (We understood)
– Vous avez compris (You understood)
– Ils/elles ont compris (They understood)

– Future tense:
– Je comprendrai (I will understand)
– Tu comprendras (You will understand)
– Il/elle/on comprendra (He/she/one will understand)
– Nous comprendrons (We will understand)
– Vous comprendrez (You will understand)
– Ils/elles comprendront (They will understand)

Examples of sentences using “comprendre”:
– Je comprends bien le français. (I understand French well.)
– Est-ce que tu comprends ce que je dis ? (Do you understand what I’m saying?)
– Il ne comprend pas pourquoi elle est partie. (He doesn’t understand why she left.)
– Nous ne comprenons pas cette décision. (We don’t understand this decision.)
– Vous comprenez l’importance de cette réunion ? (Do you understand the importance of this meeting?)
– Ils comprennent qu’il faut agir rapidement. (They understand that action must be taken quickly.)

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Tips to remember the French word ‘comprendre’:
– Associate ‘comprendre’ with its English counterpart “comprehend,” as they both share a similar Latin root “comprehendere.”
– Break down the word into “com-” and “-prendre.” “Com-” can remind you of “together” and “-prendre” is like “grasp” or “take,” so together they mean “grasp fully” or “understand.”

Explanations:
– ‘Comprendre’ is a French verb that means “to understand.” It is used when talking about grasping the meaning, significance, or nature of something or someone.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Saisir” (to grasp, to get the gist of)
– “Entendre” (to hear, but sometimes used to mean to understand in certain contexts)

‘Comprendre’ is an infinitive verb; here are its conjugations in various tenses:

Present tense:
– je comprends (I understand)
– tu comprends (you understand, singular informal)
– il/elle/on comprend (he/she/one understands)
– nous comprenons (we understand)
– vous comprenez (you understand, singular formal or plural)
– ils/elles comprennent (they understand)

Imperfect tense (past):
– je comprenais (I was understanding/used to understand)
– tu comprenais (you were understanding/used to understand)
– il/elle/on comprenait (he/she/one was understanding/used to understand)
– nous comprenions (we were understanding/used to understand)
– vous compreniez (you were understanding/used to understand)
– ils/elles comprenaient (they were understanding/used to understand)

Future simple (future):
– je comprendrai (I will understand)
– tu comprendras (you will understand)
– il/elle/on comprendra (he/she/one will understand)
– nous comprendrons (we will understand)
– vous comprendrez (you will understand)
– ils/elles comprendront (they will understand)

Examples of sentences using ‘comprendre’:
– Je comprends ce que tu dis. (I understand what you are saying.)
– Il essaie de comprendre la leçon. (He is trying to understand the lesson.)
– Nous ne comprenons pas les instructions. (We do not understand the instructions.)
– Vous comprendrez mieux avec du temps. (You will understand better with time.)
– Elles ont enfin compris la blague. (They finally understood the joke.)

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