versteh

== Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German verstān, virstēn, vorstēn, ferstān, from Old High German firstān, firstēn, from Proto-Germanic *frastāną, equivalent to ver- +‎ steh. CompareGerman verstehen and Dutch verstaan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɐˈʃd̥eː/, [ˈʃd̥e̞ː] Hyphenation: ver‧steh === Verb === versteh (past participle verståndn) (transitive or intransitive) to understand to hear and interpret (speech) I versteh di ned bei dem Kråch. ― I can't understand you with this noise. to comprehend, make sense of I versteh ned, wås d'moanst. ― I don't understand what you mean. Synonyms: begreifn, gneißn to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated) I häd des so verståndn, dåss mia schoaf san. ― I'd have understand this in such a way that we're even. to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study) De verstengang vü vom Autofoarn . ― They know a lot about driving a car. (reflexive) to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood (with ois) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as Mia verstengan se ois Dienstleister. ― We see ourselves as a service provider. to understand one another, be able to communicate I hoff, mia verstengan se. ― I hope we understand each other. (with mit) to get along with De zwoa verstenga se guad. ― The two get along well. Wia verstehst du di mit dein Chef? ― How do you get along with your boss? (with auf) to be an expert (at something) Se versteht se auf hinterfotzige Beleidigungen. ― She is an expert at making well disguised insults. to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way) De Preise verstengan se ohne Mehrwertsteier. ― The indicated prices do not include VAT. (literally, “The indicated prices should be understood as without VAT.”) (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious Des versteht se vo söbst. ― That goes without saying. ==== Conjugation ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === versteh singular imperative of verstehen