no entendía

didn't understand

→ no
phrase Rare #36,288
didn't understand Describes a lack of understanding in the past, often over a period of time or at a particular point.
SP: No entendía las instrucciones.
EN: I didn't understand the instructions.

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.

— 8½ (1963)

Witzigmann no entendía el poder del silencio, le temía.

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

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Al principio no entendía lo que era.

At first I didn't understand what it was.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

¡Aún no entendía del todo este juego!

I still didn't quite understand this game!

— PK (2014)

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)

Él no entendía mi coreano.

He didn't understand my Korean.

— La decisión de partir (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.

— Voraz (2017)

Al principio no entendía de qué se trataba.

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

— Solaris (1972)

No entendía lo que decían.

I didn't understand what they were saying.

— Брат 2 (2000)