kapieren
A2#1,089Hear it
verb
- to understand intellectually; to get; to grasp
Forms
Present
| I | kapiere |
|---|---|
| you | kapierst |
| he, she, it | kapiert |
| we | kapieren |
| you (plural) | kapiert |
| they | kapieren |
Preterite
| I | kapierte |
|---|---|
| you | kapiertest |
| he, she, it | kapierte |
| we | kapierten |
| you (plural) | kapiertet |
| they | kapierten |
Subjunctive I
| I | kapiere |
|---|---|
| you | kapierest |
| he, she, it | kapiere |
| we | kapieren |
| you (plural) | kapieret |
| they | kapieren |
Subjunctive II
| I | kapierte |
|---|---|
| you | kapiertest |
| he, she, it | kapierte |
| we | kapierten |
| you (plural) | kapiertet |
| they | kapierten |
Imperative
| you | kapier / kapiere |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | kapiert |
Other forms
| infinitive | kapieren |
|---|---|
| past participle | kapiert |
| present participle | kapierend |
Used in the library
- Ben kapiert erst spät, warum das Lied so wichtig ist.Ben only realises late why the song is so important.A2Ein Wochenende auf der Insel — A weekend on the island (A2)
- Kapierst du das? Wir schicken ihm einen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, keine Rechnung!Do you get it? We're sending him birthday wishes, not a bill!A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- „Kapiert ihr das jetzt? Man muss den Gegner umgehen, nicht durch ihn durch.""Do you get it now? You have to go round the opponent, not through him."A2Der Verein steigt auf — The club goes up (A2)
Other ways to say it
- auffassento understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider; to understand, comprehend, grasp
- begreifento grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom; to understand intellectually
- behirnento understand, to grasp
- blickento look (usually in a certain direction toward something); to get, to understand
- checkento check (up), to inspect, examine; to grasp, to understand
- erfassento grasp, to grip, to seize (with one's hands); to collide with, to crash into, to run over (especially of vehicles colliding with people, animals or movable objects)
- nachvollziehento understand, to comprehend (a line of thought, a development, a motivation; with a focus on how something derives from previous steps or…; to retrace (the steps of a history or development)
- peilento take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of; to understand, grasp