verstanden, was

understood what

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understood what This phrase is part of a longer sentence; the verb in the clause after “was” usually comes at the end.
GE: Ich habe verstanden, was du meinst.
EN: I understood what you mean.

Haben Sie alles verstanden, was Tom gesagt hat?

Did you understand everything Tom said?

Nach langen Jahren habe ich verstanden, was die Kampfkunst bedeutet.

After many years, I have finally understood what martial arts means.

— Fearless (2006)

Ich dachte, Heinrich hätte verstanden, was ich meine.

I thought Heinrich had understood what I meant.

— Pappa ante Portas (1991)

Erst bei dir habe ich verstanden, was Liebe ist.

Only with you did I understand what love is.

— Loveless (2017)

Hast du verstanden, was er meinte?

Did you understand what he meant?

Ich habe verstanden, was sie gesagt hat.

I understood what she said.

Hast du je etwas von dem verstanden, was er sagt?

Have you ever understood anything he says?

Ich habe nie verstanden, was für ein Anwalt ein Proctor ist.

I never understood what kind of lawyer a proctor is.

— David Copperfield - Einmal Reichtum und zurück (2019)