je comprends

understand

k ɔ̃ . p ʁ ɑ̃ → comprendre
compren understand + ds je/tu present or tu command
verb · first singular · present indicative Common #4,208
understand Present tense form of « comprendre » (used with « je » or « tu »).
FR: Tu comprends la question ?
EN: Do you understand the question?
Conjugation of comprendre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First comprends comprenons
Second comprends comprenez
Third comprend comprennent
Imperative
SingularPlural
First comprenons
Second comprends comprenez

Tu me comprends.

You understand me.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Han, Han, comprends-moi, je ne peux pas faire d'exception.

Han, Han, please understand, I can't make an exception.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

J'y comprends rien du tout.

I don't understand it at all.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Toi seule me comprends.

You alone understand me.

— The Mermaid (2016)

C'est toi qui ne comprends rien.

You're the one who doesn't understand anything.

Alors tu ne comprends donc pas cette peine?

So you don't understand this pain, then?

Je ne te comprends plus.

I don't understand you anymore.

— Dangal (2016)

Comprends tes émotions.

Understand your emotions.

Tu me comprends pas.

You don't understand me.

— Malèna (2000)

Tu le comprends.

You understand.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Tu ne comprends donc pas cette phrase?

So you don't understand this sentence?

Compartimentation, Je comprends parfaitement.

Compartmentalization—I understand perfectly.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Je ne le comprends tout simplement pas.

I just don't understand it.

Tu ne me comprends pas, moi?

Don't you understand me?

— Tesis (1996)

Tu ne comprends rien, Tanjiro.

You don't understand anything, Tanjiro.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

J'comprends pas.

I don't understand.

Honnêtement, je la comprends.

Honestly, I understand her.

— Primate (2026)

Désolée mais je n'y comprends rien.

Sorry, but I don't understand any of it.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Je ne te comprends pas, Alexandre.

I don't understand you, Alexandre.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Je ne vous comprends toujours pas.

I still don't understand you.

Comprends comment fonctionne ton corps.

Understand how your body works.

Tu n'y comprends rien.

You don't understand anything about it.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Comprends-toi toi-même.

Understand yourself.

Je la comprends.

I understand her.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Je les comprends.

I understand them.

Je sais que tu me comprends.

I know you understand me.

Mais toi, tu ne comprends jamais rien!

But you, you never understand anything!

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

De quoi as-tu peur, Lise, je ne te comprends pas du tout.

What are you afraid of, Lise? I don't understand you at all.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Comprends-moi bien.

Don't get me wrong.

Tu me comprends?

Do you understand me?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Pourtant, je n'y comprends rien.

And yet, I don't understand any of it.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Moi, le rugby, j'y comprends rien.

Me, I don't understand rugby at all.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

J'y comprends rien.

I don't understand anything.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

C'est toi qui ne comprends rien!

You're the one who doesn't understand anything!

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

C'est toi qui comprends pas.

You're the one who doesn't understand.

Je ne te comprends toujours pas.

I still don't understand you.

Je ne les comprends pas.

I don't understand them.

Comprends un peu, grand nigaud, que ce n'est pas ton rôle d'aller te battre.

Get it through your thick skull, you big fool: it’s not your job to go off and fight.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Tu me comprends toujours mal.

You still misunderstand me.

Je n'y comprends plus rien.

I don't understand anything anymore.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Tu le comprends?

Do you understand?

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Tu ne comprends donc pas?

So you don't understand?

— Article 15 (2019)

Tu la comprends, cette expression?

Do you understand this expression?

— Mommy (2014)

Ne comprends pas mes paroles de travers!

Don't twist my words!

Tu y comprends quelque chose?

Do you understand any of this?

Tu ne me comprends pas.

You don't understand me.

C'est toi qui ne comprends pas.

You're the one who doesn't understand.

Tu ne comprends rien.

You don't understand anything.

— Tesis (1996)

J'comprends rien à ce qui arrive.

I don't understand anything that's happening.

— Le Sifflet (2026)

Je ne te comprends pas, un point c'est tout.

I don’t understand you, period.

Je parle bien anglais, mais je ne le comprends pas.

I speak English well, but I don't understand it.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Je ne la comprends pas vraiment.

I don't really understand her.

Je ne vous comprends tout simplement pas.

I simply don't understand you.

Comprends la règle, et tu auras l'épée pendant dix années.

Understand the rule, and you will have the sword for ten years.

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Je me comprends.

I understand myself.

Je ne le comprends pas vraiment.

I don't really understand him.

Et elle parle bizarrement, alors je ne la comprends pas toujours.

And she speaks strangely, so I don't always understand her.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Tu ne me comprends pas, Tom.

You don’t understand me, Tom.

Tu ne le comprends pas?

Don't you understand?

Comprends bien, Anu.

Understand well, Anu.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Remarquez, j'y comprends rien.

Notice, I don't understand a thing about it.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Est-ce que tu me comprends?

Do you understand me?

— Titanic (1997)

Comprends-moi, je peux pas la laisser.

Understand me—I can't leave her.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Je la comprends, mais d'un autre côté je ne pense pas qu'elle ait raison.

I understand her, but on the other hand, I don’t think she’s right.

Je pense que je ne te comprends pas.

I don't think I understand you.

Tu nous comprends si bien.

You understand us so well.

Je ne me comprends même pas moi-même.

I don't even understand myself.

Plus j'y réfléchis, moins je la comprends.

The more I think about it, the less I understand her.

Je ne te comprends tout simplement pas.

I simply don't understand you.

Comprends-le, elle ne peut exister qu'ici, sur la station.

Understand this: she can only exist here, on the station.

— Solaris (1972)

Tu me comprends, mon fillot!

You understand me, my godson!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Je n'y comprends rien.

I don't understand any of it.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)

Tu ne me comprends pas!

You don't understand me!

Il ne comprends pas qu'il est celui qui a le pouvoir de l'arrêter.

He doesn't understand that he is the one who has the power to stop him.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Parfois je ne le comprends pas.

Sometimes I don't understand him.

C'est toi qui ne comprends pas!

You're the one who doesn't understand!

Plus j'y pense, moins je la comprends.

The more I think about it, the less I understand her.

Je ne te comprends pas.

I don't understand you.

— Titanic (1997)

Je ne vous comprends vraiment pas.

I really don't understand you.

Comprends pas, on n'entend rien!

Can't understand, you can't hear a thing!

— La dolce vita (1960)

Tu me comprends de travers!

You're misunderstanding me!

Tu le comprends, n'est-ce pas?

You understand, don't you?

Elle dit que je ne la comprends pas.

She says I don't understand her.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Je ne le comprends pas.

I don’t understand it.

Tu ne me comprends pas, mais tu es mon amie.

You don't understand me, but you are my friend.

— The World (2004)

Tu ne comprends peut-être pas.

You may not understand.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Sultan, comprends bien.

Sultan, make sure you understand.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Comprends bien, Bhagat!

Understand me well, Bhagat!

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Comprends-moi.

Understand me.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Nous ne pouvons te parler maintenant et tu en comprends la raison.

We can’t talk to you right now, and you understand why.

Je pense que le comprends.

I think I understand that.

Je la comprends, ça devait finir comme ça.

I understand her, it was bound to end like this.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

La vie change, comprends-le.

Life changes, understand that.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je ne me comprends pas moi-même.

I don't understand myself.

— Léviathan (2014)

En fait, je ne me comprends plus.

Actually, I don't understand myself anymore.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Comprends-le.

Understand it.

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