понять

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ -ня́ть (-njátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲætʲ]
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Verb

поня́ть • (ponjátʹpf (imperfective понима́ть, verbal noun поня́тие)

  1. to understand, to comprehend, to see
    По́нял (radio)Pónjalroger, copy, understood
  2. to realize, to appreciate

Usage notes

In the negative, this verb also has a colloquial usage with a present-tense (instead of future-tense) meaning: Я не пойму́ (Ja ne pojmú, I don't understand).

The form по́няла (as opposed to standard поняла́) is sometimes heard colloquially.

Conjugation