«to understand» en set llengües
Significatto understand
Espanyol
/entenˈdeɾ/
un altre origen · Latin INTENDERE 'to direct one's mind toward'
Comprender is also everyday Spanish.
Francès
/kɔ̃pʁɑ̃dʁ/
patrimonial
Italià
/kaˈpire/
un altre origen · Latin CAPERE 'to take, seize; to hold', moved to the -ire class
Comprendere also exists but is more formal.
Portuguès
/ẽtẽˈdeh/
un altre origen · Latin INTENDERE 'to direct one's mind toward'
Compreender, the COMPREHENDERE word, is also common.
Romanès
/ɨntseˈledʒe/
un altre origen · Latin INTELLEGERE 'to understand'
Català
/ənˈtɛndɾə/
un altre origen · Latin INTENDERE 'to direct one's mind toward'
Comprendre, the COMPREHENDERE word, is also common.
Anglès
/ʌndɚˈstænd/
anglès patrimonial · Old English understandan
Compte: falsos amics
entendre (Francès) vol dir «to hear» · entender (Espanyol) vol dir «to understand»
Both from Latin INTENDERE 'to direct (the mind) toward'. French shifted to hearing, keeping 'understand' only in phrases (laisser entendre, bien entendu); Spanish kept understanding.
L’avantpassat llatí
COMPREHENDERE (spoken COMPRENDERE)‘to grasp together’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
All three understand by grasping or reaching: French comprendre 'to take together', Italian capire 'to take in', Spanish entender 'to stretch the mind toward'. Spanish entender and French entendre are the same verb with different jobs.
Parents en anglès: comprehend (COMPREHENDERE); capable, capacity, capture (CAPERE); intend (INTENDERE)
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- esNo entiendo.
- frJe ne comprends pas.
- itNon capisco.
- ptNão entendo.
- roNu înțeleg.
- caNo ho entenc.
- enI don't understand.