zu begreifen

to understand

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phrase Rare #23,671
to understand The infinitive form of „begreifen“ used with „zu“; „begreifen“ can also mean “to grasp.”
GE: Ich versuche, die Aufgabe zu begreifen.
EN: I'm trying to understand the task.

Das beginne ich gerade zu begreifen.

I'm just beginning to understand that.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Ich glaube, ich fange langsam an zu begreifen, was Liebe ist.

I think I'm slowly starting to understand what love is.

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

Du scheinst es nicht zu begreifen.

You don't seem to get it.

Du scheinst nicht zu begreifen, was los ist.

You don't seem to understand what's going on.

Ihr Steuermann brauchte zu lange, um zu begreifen, was ich getan hatte.

Your helmsman took too long to understand what I had done.

Sie scheinen nicht zu begreifen, was los ist.

They don't seem to understand what's going on.

Ihr scheint es nicht zu begreifen.

You don't seem to understand.

Tom versuchte zu begreifen.

Tom tried to understand.

Tom schien nicht zu begreifen, warum er das tun sollte.

Tom didn’t seem to understand why he should do that.

Für dich ist's sicher schwer zu begreifen, dass er jemanden wie mich will.

It must be hard for you to understand that he wants someone like me.

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Hast du den Geist, es zu begreifen, und den Mut, entsprechend zu handeln?

Do you have the spirit to understand it and the courage to act accordingly?