| 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 |
| comprends |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of comprendre |
| 2. v. second-person singular present indicative of comprendre |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of comprendre |
| comprendre |
| 1. v. to understand, comprehend |
| 2. v. to comprise, include |
| 3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, reciprocal) to know each other well or intimately |
| 4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be comprehensible or conceivable |
| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
| 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. |
| je ne comprends pas |
| 1. Phrase. I don't understand |
