Russian edit

Etymology edit

по- (po-) +‎ -ня́ть (-njátʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲætʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

поня́ть (ponjátʹpf (imperfective понима́ть, verbal noun поня́тие)

  1. to understand, to comprehend, to see
    По́нял (radio)Pónjalroger, copy, understood
  2. to realize, to appreciate

Usage notes edit

In the negative, this verb also has a colloquial usage with a present-tense (instead of future-tense) meaning: Я не пойму́ (Ja ne pojmú, I don't understand).

Conjugation edit

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