How to Say ‘I understand.’ in German
Verstehe ich.
fer-SHTAY-uh ikh
[fer-SHTAY-uh ikh]
💬 Usage Tip: German often drops [ich] when it's obvious from the verb, so [Verstehe ich.] sounds off here; natural German would be [Ich verstehe.] or just [Verstehe.]
Phrase Breakdown
Verstehe
[fer-SHTAY-uh]
understand
First-person singular form of "verstehen"; here it means "understand."
Im Taxi sage ich: Verstehe, aber ich brauche eine andere Zahlungsmethode.
In the taxi I say: I understand, but I need another payment method.
ich
[ikh]
I
German first-person singular pronoun meaning "I."
Ich antworte ruhig: ich verstehe das Problem mit dem Kartenleser.
I answer calmly: I understand the problem with the card reader.
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