je ne comprends

I don't understand

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phrase Common #2,230

I don't understand Used to say that you do not understand something. The verb comprendre means “to understand”; ne ... pas forms the standard negation, although pas is omitted here because the examples use other negative expressions or toujours pas.

FR: Désolé, je ne comprends pas la question.

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

Je ne comprends plus rien à ce qu'ils racontent.

I don't understand anything they're saying anymore.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Je ne comprends sincèrement pas la question.

I honestly don't understand the question.

Je ne comprends vraiment pas pourquoi tu penses que c'est une bonne idée.

I really don’t understand why you think it’s a good idea.

Je ne comprends plus ce que dit Jiji.

I no longer understand what Jiji is saying.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)

Tu parles si vite que je ne comprends rien.

You speak so fast that I can't understand anything.

Je ne comprends rien à son roman.

I don't understand anything about his novel.

Je ne comprends tout simplement pas.

I simply don't understand.

Je ne comprends encore pas comment le faire.

I still don't understand how to do it.

Je ne comprends rien à ce que vous dites.

I don't understand anything you're saying.

Je ne comprends toujours pas comment faire ça.

I still don’t understand how to do this.

Écoute, je ne comprends rien à tout ce que tu racontes, OK ?

Listen, I don't understand anything you're saying, OK?

— Mirage (2018)

Je ne comprends absolument rien.

I don't understand anything at all.

Je ne comprends rien du tout.

I don't understand anything at all.

— Mother (2009)

Enfin, je ne comprends même pas pourquoi tu es là.

Honestly, I don't even understand why you're here.

— Shelter (2026)

Je ne comprends toujours pas ce qu'ils disent.

I still don't understand what they're saying.

Je ne comprends vraiment pas pourquoi vous pensez que c'est une bonne idée.

I really don't understand why you think that's a good idea.

Je ne comprends plus le concept de ma propre émission.

I no longer understand the concept of my own show.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Je ne comprends rien.

I don't understand anything.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Je ne comprends vraiment pas de quoi tu parles.

I really don't understand what you're talking about.

Je ne comprends rien à ce que vous faites.

I don't understand anything about what you are doing.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Je ne comprends toujours pas le problème.

I still don't understand the problem.

Je ne comprends aucune d'entre elles, et je ne veux pas savoir.

I don't understand any of them, and I don't want to know.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Je ne comprends rien à ce que Tom dit.

I don't understand anything Tom is saying.

Je ne comprends toujours pas ce que vous attendez de moi.

I still don’t understand what you expect from me.

Je ne comprends vraiment pas.

I really don’t understand.

J'ai peut-être dit que je ne comprends rien à la politique.

I may have said that I don't understand anything about politics.

— Amarcord (1973)

Je ne comprends plus les gens.

I don't understand people anymore.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Je ne comprends rien !

I don't understand anything!

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Je ne comprends vraiment pas de quoi vous parlez.

I really don't understand what you're talking about.

Je ne comprends rien à la politique.

I don't understand anything about politics.

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

Je ne comprends toujours pas.

I still don't understand.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Je ne comprends ce qui est en train de se passer.

I don't understand what's going on.

Je ne comprends rien à ce que tu dis !

I don't understand anything you're saying!

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je ne comprends toujours pas comment c'est arrivé.

I still don't understand how it happened.

Il ne parle que l'anglais et l'allemand et je ne comprends ni l'un ni l'autre.

He only speaks English and German, and I don’t understand either one.

Je ne comprends absolument pas sa façon de penser.

I absolutely don't understand the way he thinks.