ils comprennent

understand

→ comprendre
comprenn understand + ent third-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #9,901
understand third-person plural present tense (they)
FR: Ils comprennent la question.
EN: They understand the question.
Conjugation of comprendre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First comprends comprenons
Second comprends comprenez
Third comprend comprennent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First comprenne
Third comprenne comprennent

En effet, elles comprennent le tamazight.

In fact, they understand Tamazight.

Eux, ils comprennent.

They understand.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Elle n'écrit pas pour que les gens la comprennent.

She doesn't write so that people can understand her.

Ils comprennent ça.

They understand that.

Est-ce qu'elles comprennent le kabyle?

Do they understand Kabyle?

Les cygnes comprennent les signes.

Swans understand signs.

Qu'ils comprennent l'escroquerie.

Let them understand the scam.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

C'est ce que les nègres ne comprennent pas.

That's what black people don't understand.

C'était bien dans notre petite République Les gens le comprennent maintenant.

It was certainly true in our little Republic. People understand that now.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Mais ils ne comprennent plus la Roumanie.

But they no longer understand Romania.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Comprennent-elles le kabyle?

Do they understand Kabyle?

Tom et Mary comprennent-ils tous deux le Français?

Do Tom and Mary both understand French?

Les animaux ne comprennent pas.

Animals don't understand.

— Article 15 (2019)

Il y a peu d’étudiants qui comprennent le latin.

There are few students who understand Latin.

Des partenaires se comprennent bien.

The partners understand each other well.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

S'ils comprennent comment on attrape le sida, on aura avancé.

If they understand how AIDS is contracted, we’ll have made progress.

— Carandiru (2003)

Rima et Skura comprennent ça.

Rima and Skura understand this.

Ils comprennent.

They understand.

Seuls certains étudiants comprennent cet aspect.

Only some students understand this aspect.

Elles se comprennent entre elles.

They understand each other.

Les gens comprennent rien à rien.

People don't understand anything.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Même les spécialistes ne comprennent pas cet accident incroyable.

Even experts do not understand this incredible accident.

La plupart des étudiants comprennent déjà ceci.

Most students already understand this.

Ils comprennent l'hindi.

They understand Hindi.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Est-ce que tous les deux comprennent le japonais?

Do they both understand Japanese?

Ziri et Rima comprennent ça.

Ziri and Rima understand this.

Les jeunes ne comprennent plus cette blague.

Young people don't understand this joke anymore.

Eux seuls comprennent ce qu'ils disent.

Only they understand what they're saying.

Peu de gens comprennent cela.

Few people understand this.

Il est temps qu'ils comprennent qui nous sommes!

It's time they understood who we are!

— Black Panther (2018)

En effet, elles comprennent le berbère.

In fact, they understand Berber.

Ces gens des petites unités ne comprennent rien à rien.

Those people from the small units don’t understand a thing.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Soit ils nous entendent pas, soit ils comprennent pas.

Either they don't hear us or they don't understand.

Est-ce qu'ils comprennent le kabyle?

Do they understand Kabyle?

Les enfants comprennent tout.

Children understand everything.

Ils ne comprennent rien.

They don't understand anything.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Ils comprennent rien ou quoi?

Do they not understand anything or what?

— Intouchables (2011)

En effet, ils comprennent le berbère.

In fact, they understand Berber.

Certains professeurs ne comprennent pas ce problème.

Some teachers don't understand this problem.

Et il n'y aura plus rien mais est-ce qu'ils le comprennent?

And there will be nothing left, but do they understand that?

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Il n'y a que ça qu'ils comprennent.

That's the only thing they understand.

— Les Choristes (2004)