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RUSSIAN VERB

понять

to understand (one time, to get it)

  • #16 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he understood
  2. она she understood
  3. оно it understood
  4. они they understood

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will understand
  2. ты you will understand
  3. он, она, оно he/she will understand
  4. мы we will understand
  5. вы you all will understand
  6. они they will understand

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would understand
  2. она she would understand
  3. оно it would understand
  4. они they would understand

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты understand!
  2. вы understand! (formal, or all of you)

How to use понять

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Past

    Я не понял, повторите, пожалуйста.

    I didn't get that, please repeat.

  2. Future

    Не волнуйся, ты всё поймёшь.

    Don't worry, you'll understand everything.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы понял, если бы вы говорили медленнее.

    I'd understand if you spoke more slowly.

  4. Imperative

    Пойми, я просто очень устала.

    Understand, I'm just very tired.

Good to know

  • Я понял is I've got it; understanding as it goes on is понимать: я не понимаю по-русски.

Where you hear понять

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Beginner Level 2

  • Ты понял? Did you understand?
  • Я не понял. I didn't understand.
  • Я пойму. I'll understand.

Russian · Advanced Level 3

  • Ты понял? Did you understand?
  • Я не понял. I didn't understand.
  • Я пойму. I'll understand.
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What Did You Do Yesterday?

Beginner Level 2 · Я не понял. · Ты понял?

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Each Other

Advanced Level 3 · Мы с твоим папой поняли друг друга без тебя.

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The First Rehearsal

Fluency Level 1 · Понял, Лёх. Что играем?

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The Car That Never Starts

Fluency Level 2 · Бывало, а дальше как сейчас. Понял.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.