no entendía

didn't understand

→ no
phrase Rare #29,219
didn't understand The imperfect tense of entender; depending on context, it can mean “I didn't understand” or “he/she didn't understand.”
SP: No entendía lo que decía el profesor.
EN: I didn't understand what the teacher was saying.

Al principio no entendía lo que era.

At first I didn't understand what it was.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Tom no entendía lo que debía hacer.

Tom didn't understand what he was supposed to do.

Al principio no entendía de qué se trataba.

At first I didn't understand what it was about.

— Solaris (1972)

No entendía si lo que hacía estaba bien o mal.

I didn't understand whether what I was doing was right or wrong.

— RRR (2022)

Al principio no lo entendí, no entendía que las cosas deben ser así.

At first I didn’t understand it; I didn’t understand that things have to be this way.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Él no entendía mi coreano.

He didn't understand my Korean.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Luego, yo no entendía nada porque no es que hubiera otro.

Then, I didn't understand anything because it wasn't like there was another one.

— Crudo (2017)

Tom no entendía lo que significaba el signo.

Tom didn’t understand what the sign meant.

Witzigmann no entendía el poder del silencio, le temía.

Witzigmann did not understand the power of silence; he feared it.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

No entendía lo que decían.

I didn't understand what they were saying.

— Hermano 2 (2000)