No. 1,030 in Swedish

förstå

"Förstå" means "to understand."

In a sentence

Jag förstår vad du säger.
I understand what you are saying.
Direct comprehension of information.
Han försökte förstå situationen.
He tried to understand the situation.
Making an effort to grasp or comprehend something.
Det är svårt att förstå komplexa teorier.
It is difficult to understand complex theories.
Refers to cognitive processing and grasping complexity.

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