Latvian

Verb

saprast tr., 1st conj., pres. saprotu, saproti, saprot, past sapratu

1. to understand (to perceive something by using concepts, notions, judgments in one's mind)

   saprast mākslas darbus‎ ― to understand works of art

   saprast drauga pārdzīvojumus‎ ― to understand a friend's experiences

   saprast sabiedrības attistības virzību‎ ― to understand the development path of society

2. to understand (to know, to grasp the meaning of something, what someone means)

   saprast dažus vārdus angļu valodā‎ ― to understand a few words in English

   saprast žestu‎ ― to understand a gesture

   Eiropa mūs nesapratīs‎ ― Europe won't understand us

   viņš sveicināja un sacīja kaut ko, bet neviens viņa nesaprata, jo viņš nerunā latviski‎ ― he saluted and said something, but nobody understood him, because he doesn't speak Latvian

   ar vārdu “zeme” saprotam mēs daudz‎ ― by (lit. with) the word “earth” we understand (= mean) a lot

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “prast”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7