entender lo que

understand what

→ entender
phrase Common #2,849
understand what Used to express understanding the content of something someone says, does, or that happens. The verb and following clause can change depending on the subject and tense.
SP: No logro entender lo que quieres decir.
EN: I can't understand what you mean.

Trato de entender lo que pasaba por su cabeza.

I try to understand what was going through his mind.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Tom no parece entender lo que Mary trata de decir.

Tom doesn't seem to understand what Mary is trying to say.

No puede entender lo que es amar a alguien.

He/She can't understand what it's like to love someone.

Tom y María no parecían entender lo que John quería que hicieran.

Tom and Maria didn't seem to understand what John wanted them to do.

Incluso un niño podría entender lo que te estoy diciendo.

Even a child could understand what I’m telling you.

Intente entender lo que le está pasando.

Try to understand what is happening to you.

Me tomó un poco de tiempo entender lo que ella trataba de decir.

It took me a little while to understand what she was trying to say.

Me fue muy difícil entender lo que él estaba diciendo.

It was very difficult for me to understand what he was saying.

Tom fingió no entender lo que Mary quería que hiciera.

Tom pretended not to understand what Mary wanted him to do.

No podíamos entender lo que ellos estaban tratando de decir.

We couldn't understand what they were trying to say.

Me costaba bastante entender lo que estaba diciendo.

I had a hard time understanding what he was saying.

Ella tenía suficiente intuición para entender lo que él realmente quería decir.

She had enough intuition to understand what he really meant.

Ninguno de ellos fue capaz de entender lo que ella estaba insinuando.

None of them were able to understand what she was implying.

Le puse cara de no entender lo que me decía.

I looked at him as if I didn't understand what he was saying.

Fue bastante difícil para mí entender lo que él estaba diciendo.

It was quite difficult for me to understand what he was saying.

Tom fingió no entender lo que Mary estaba diciendo.

Tom pretended not to understand what Mary was saying.