Polyglot Dictionary

Verständnis

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛntnɪs/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. understanding, sympathy

    • Dafür habe ich kein Verständnis.

      I have no understanding for that.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Übereinstimmung

Close — agreement and understanding overlap, as in "we came to an understanding."

Similar in other languages

English

sympathy

sympathy is the English word for the same thing — both mean "understanding, sympathy."

French

accord

Close — understanding, sympathy relates to an agreement.

Portuguese

discernimento

Close — understanding relates to discernment.

Practice

1 What does Verständnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dafür habe ich kein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verständnis?

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