Dutch Word of the Day
begrijpen
/be-GRIJ-pen/ • verb — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to understand; to grasp the meaning or sense of something
Examples
- Ik begrijp het niet.
(I don't understand it.) - Begrijp je wat ik bedoel?
(Do you understand what I mean?) - Ze heeft de instructies snel begrepen.
(She understood the instructions quickly.)
Synonyms
- inzien
- verstaan
- snappen
Use begrijpen when talking about comprehension or grasping an idea. It's common in both formal and informal speech. For very informal contexts you can use snappen. Note that begrijpen refers to cognitive understanding, different from weten (to know) or horen (to hear).
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