piger

to get, to understand

p i . ʒ e
verb Rare #35,161
to get, to understand Informal (similar to “get it” in English).
FR: Je ne peux pas piger ce que tu veux dire.
EN: I can’t get what you mean.
Conjugation of piger
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pige
Second piges pigez
Third pige
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pige
Second piges
Third pige
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second pige pigez
piger

Ces gens doivent piger qu'on ne s'arrêtera pas.

These people need to get it: we’re not going to stop.

— Avatar (2009)

Il lui a fallu un temps fou pour piger la blague.

It took him ages to get the joke.

Tu commences à piger.

You're starting to get it.

— Chute libre (1993)

Mais elle m'a fait piger les femmes.

But she made me understand women.

Qu'est-ce qu'il y a à piger?

What's there to get?

Comment piger un truc pareil?

How can anyone understand something like that?

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Alors, pas faire de vague, s'écraser, piger, il redevient sympa.

So, don’t make waves, back down, get it—he becomes nice again.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

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