My wife doesn't understand me.
How do you relate this "nuance" in Spanish. It is not the fact that she doesn't understand what I am saying but the fact that she doesn't know what I am about.
8 Answers
I still don't understand the difference, if any.
Gus said:
According to The Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado
both are transitive verbs
Latin = comprenhendere
comprender = contener, La lista comprende varios nombres
also = entender = Comprendo tus ideas
entender transitive,verb Latin = intendire
entender =comprender las ideas de Don Juan Tenorio
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According to The Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado
both are transitive verbs
Latin = comprenhendere
comprender = contener, La lista comprende varios nombres
also = entender = Comprendo tus ideas
entender transitive,verb Latin = intendire
entender =comprender las ideas de Don Juan Tenorio
Zoltán said:
James Santiago said:
Maybe you could use comprender rather than entender: No me comprende mi mujer.
I have very limited knowledge of Spanish, what is the difference between comprender and entender? Perhaps this should be a new thread, but a simple answer may not cloud this thread too much.
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I was wondering the same thing Zoltán, I thought they were the same
Zoltán said:
James Santiago said:
Maybe you could use comprender rather than entender: No me comprende mi mujer.
I have very limited knowledge of Spanish, what is the difference between comprender and entender? Perhaps this should be a new thread, but a simple answer may not cloud this thread too much.
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James Santiago said:
Maybe you could use comprender rather than entender: No me comprende mi mujer.
I have very limited knowledge of Spanish, what is the difference between comprender and entender? Perhaps this should be a new thread, but a simple answer may not cloud this thread too much.
Gus said:
The only thing I can think off is ......soy un libro cerrado para mi mujer I am a closed book to my wife , but I am not happy with this expression
How about wife my wife has ears but does not hear me
Mi esposa tiene orejás pero no me escucha
how about this : my wife does not know my heart
mi esposa no conoce mi corazón
Hi Gus
Thanks for the input but these don't have exactly the same meaning in English although the first one does convey some of the meaning. Funny though, this is the one you are not happy with.
By the way, this is not related to my marriage but is posted purely out of interest. My wife definitely understands me, hehe
Maybe you could use comprender rather than entender: No me comprende mi mujer.
The only thing I can think off is ......soy un libro cerrado para mi mujer
I am a closed book to my wife , but I am not happy with this expression
How about wife my wife has ears but does not hear me
Mi esposa tiene orejás pero no me escucha
how about this : my wife does not know my heart
mi esposa no conoce mi corazón
