Sentence examples of "verstehen" in German

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Ich kann es nicht verstehen. I can't make head nor tail of it.
Sie verstehen sich gut mit ihren Nachbarn. They're on good terms with their neighbors.
Ich kann nicht verstehen, was sie gesagt hat. I can't make out what she said.
Ganz einfach, weil Sie nicht verstehen, worum es geht. Very simply, because you are missing the point.
Frau Weiß sprach so langsam, dass ich sie verstehen konnte. Ms. White spoke slowly enough for me to catch her.
Sie gab zu verstehen, dass sie es nicht rechtzeitig bis zur Versammlung schaffen könnte. She made it clear that she couldn't make it in time for the meeting.
Die meisten Zugvögel verstehen nicht, warum sie nicht, wenn sie einmal in den Süden geflogen sind, einfach dort bleiben. Most migratory birds don't get why, once they've flown south, they don't just stay there.
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