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je ne comprends pas |
1. Phrase. I don't understand |
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Analysis |
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je |
1. pron. I |
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ne |
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
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2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
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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- |
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4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
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Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. |
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comprends |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of comprendre |
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Je ne comprends pas. |
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I don't know. |
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2. v. second-person singular present indicative of comprendre |
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3. v. second-person singular imperative of comprendre |
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comprendre |
1. v. to understand, comprehend |
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J'ai compris maintenant. - I understand now. (lit. I have understood now.) |
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Il est trop intelligent pour ne pas comprendre ce que vous lui avez dit. |
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Est-ce que vous avez bien compris ? - Did you understand? |
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„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.". |
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pas |
1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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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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