je n'ai pas saisi

I didn't understand

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I didn't understand A common way to say that you did not understand something, catch someone's name, or grasp the point of something. Literally, it means “I did not grasp.”

FR: Désolé, je n'ai pas saisi la question.

EN: Sorry, I didn't understand the question.

Je n'ai pas saisi le sens de la blague.

I didn't get the joke.

Je n'ai pas saisi ce que tu as dit.

I didn't understand what you said.

Je n'ai pas saisi son nom.

I didn't catch their name.

Je n'ai pas saisi l'intérêt de son discours.

I didn't understand the point of his speech.

Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas saisi.

Excuse me, I didn't understand.

Je n'ai pas saisi ton nom de famille.

I didn't catch your last name.

Je n'ai pas saisi le reste.

I didn't catch the rest.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Je suis désolée, je n'ai pas saisi cela.

I'm sorry, I didn't understand that.

Je n'ai pas saisi.

I didn't get it.