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Du kannst mich nicht verstehen, wenn du nicht Deutsch sprichst.

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Du
     pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
     pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
kannst
     v. second-person singular present of können
     können
          v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          v.          (auxiliary)
          v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
          v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
          v.          to be possible, to make sense
          v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
          v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
mich
     pron. accusative of ich: me
nicht
     adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
     interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
verstehen
     v. to understand
     v.          to hear and interpret (speech)
     v.          to comprehend, make sense of
     v.          to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated)
     v.          to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study)
     v. to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood
     v.          (with als) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as
     v.          to understand one another, be able to communicate
     v.          (with mit) to get along with
     v.          (with auf) to be an expert (at something)
     v.          to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way)
     v.          (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious
wenn
     conj. when
     conj. if (on the condition that)
du
     pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
nicht
     adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
     interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Deutsch
     Proper noun. German (primary language of Germany and several surrounding countries)
sprichst
     v. second-person singular present of sprechen
     sprechen
          v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
          v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
          v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
          v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
          v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
          v. to say (something)
          v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)




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