es difícil entender

it's difficult to understand

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it's difficult to understand The subject or thing being understood can be stated afterward or attached as a pronoun, as in “es difícil entenderlo” (“it's difficult to understand it”).
SP: Es difícil entender esta explicación.
EN: It's difficult to understand this explanation.

Un ruso me dijo"es difícil entender el espíritu ruso".

A Russian told me, “It’s hard to understand the Russian spirit.”

Es difícil entender por qué quieres irte.

It's hard to understand why you want to leave.

Es difícil entender que el mundo sigue más allá de uno, pero hay que aceptarlo.

It's hard to understand that the world goes on beyond you, but you have to accept it.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Es difícil entender esta novela.

This novel is difficult to understand.

Para ser honesto, me es difícil entender por qué quieres ir allí.

To be honest, I find it difficult to understand why you want to go there.

Es difícil entender su teoría.

His theory is difficult to understand.

Es difícil entender los textos de aquel autor, él utiliza muchas metáforas.

It’s difficult to understand that author’s texts; he uses a lot of metaphors.