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je ne comprends pas



Definitions

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je ne comprends pas
     1. Phrase. I don't understand
Analysis
je
     1. pron. I
ne
     1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
     2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
     3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-
     4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
           Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think.
comprends
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of comprendre
           Je ne comprends pas.
             I don't know.
     2. v. second-person singular present indicative of comprendre
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of comprendre
     comprendre
          1. v. to understand, comprehend
                J'ai compris maintenant. - I understand now. (lit. I have understood now.)
                Il est trop intelligent pour ne pas comprendre ce que vous lui avez dit.
                Est-ce que vous avez bien compris ? - Did you understand?
                „Est-ce que tu comprends ce qu'il dit ?” „Je ne comprends même pas ce que je dis moi.” - "Do you understand what he's saying?" "I don't even understand what I'm saying.".
pas
     1. n-m. step, pace, footstep
     2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass
           Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover
     3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
     4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.



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