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понимать

realise

Meaning of понимать

to become aware or understand

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Russian[pənʲɪˈmatʲ]
realize
понимать - realise
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понимать with German translation

понимать usage examples

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Ich merkte plötzlich, dass ich den Schlüssel vergessen hatte.

Я вдруг понял, что забыл ключ.

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Am Abend merkte sie, wie spät es war.

Вечером она поняла, как поздно уже было.

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понимать belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

пониматьmerken
готовитьkochen
менятьsich ändern
завязыватьbinden
следоватьfolgen
убиратьentfernen
ощущатьсяsich anfühlen

понимать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between понимать / осознавать / понять / уразуметь / уяснить / осознать

О
🇷🇺Russian
осознавать

to understand something more deeply, to be aware of it

B2Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
понять

perfective aspect: to understand, to grasp

B1Very Often
У
🇷🇺Russian
уразуметь

colloquial or bookish: to understand after some effort, not immediately

B2Rarely
У
🇷🇺Russian
уяснить

to make something clear to oneself and understand it well

B2Often
О
🇷🇺Russian
осознать

to become clearly aware of something, especially something important or personal

B2Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
постичь

to deeply understand, often something complex, abstract, or spiritual

C1Rarely
С
🇷🇺Russian
сообразить

to figure out quickly, to understand by thinking fast

B1Often
Д
🇷🇺Russian
догадаться

to guess or infer something from hints or signs

B1Often

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How to pronounce понимать and what this word means

понимать means realise. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce понимать

[pənʲɪˈmatʲ]

понимать translation

realise

понимать examples

Ich merkte plötzlich, dass ich den Schlüssel vergessen hatte.

понимать transcription

[pənʲɪˈmatʲ]

Questions about this word

понимать meaning: what does it mean?

вдруг понять или осознать что-то

понимать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

понимать is pronounced as [pənʲɪˈmatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

понимать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ich merkte plötzlich, dass ich den Schlüssel vergessen hatte. Translation: Я вдруг понял, что забыл ключ.

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