Usages of فهم
أنا لا أفهمك.ana lâ afhamuka.
I do not understand you.
المدير لا يفهمها.al-mudîru lâ yafhamuhâ
The manager does not understand her.
نحن نفهم القاعدة دائما.naḥnu nafhamu al-qâ'idata dâ'iman
We always understand the rule.
لا أستطيع أن أفهم هذا المقال السياسي.lâ astatî'u an afhama hâdha al-maqâla as-siyâsiyya
I cannot understand this political article.
آسف، أنا لا أفهم.âsif, ana lâ afham.
Sorry, I do not understand.
حسنا، أنا أفهم.hasanan, ana afham.
Okay, I understand.
ما فهمت الخيارين.mâ fahimtu al-khiyârayn
I did not understand the two options.
فهمت من الصورة أن الفضاء أسود تماما.fahimtu mina as-sûrati anna al-fadâ'a aswadu tamâman
I understood from the picture that space is completely black.
لا نفهم خطر تغير المناخ.lâ nafhamu khatara taghayyuri al-munâkh.
We do not understand the danger of climate change.
ما فهمت سبب الخلاف الذي بدأ اليوم.mâ fahimtu sababa l-khilâfi lladhî bada'a l-yawma
I did not understand the reason for the disagreement that started today.
استخدام النظام ممنوع قبل أن تفهموا القاعدة.istikhdâmu an-nizâmi mamnû'un qabla an tafhamû al-qâ'idata
The use of the system is forbidden before you (pl) understand the rule.
لم أفهم المشهد في هذه الصورة التجريدية.lam afhami al-mashhada fî hâdhihi as-sûrati at-tajrîdiyyati
I did not understand the scene in this abstract picture.
يا بنات، هل فهمتن الدرس؟yâ banâtu, hal fahimtunna ad-darsa?
Girls, did you understand the lesson?
في البداية ما فهمت الدرس، ثم فهمته.fī al-bidâyati mâ fahimtu ad-darsa, thumma fahimtuhu.
At first I didn't understand the lesson, then I understood it.
معذرة، لم أفهم السؤال.ma'dhiratan, lam afhami s-su'âl.
Sorry, I didn't understand the question.
لو كان المهندس قد قرأ الكتاب، لفهم الاختراع الجديد.law kâna al-muhandisu qad qara'a al-kitâba, lafahima al-ikhtirâ'a al-jadîda
If the engineer had read the book, he would have understood the new invention.
لم نفهم ما إذا كان هذا السلوك طبيعيا.lam nafham mâ idhâ kâna hâdhâ s-sulûku tabî'iyyan
We did not understand whether this behavior was normal.
لو فهمنا هذا المفهوم، لعرفنا جوهر الحياة.law fahimnâ hâdhâ al-mafhûma, la'arafnâ jawhara al-hayâti.
If we understood this concept, we would know the essence of life.
سمعت لهجة لا أفهمها.sami'tu lahjatan lâ afhamuhâ
I heard a dialect I do not understand.
فهم الموظفون الرسالة في صمت دون أي تعبير.fahima al-muwazzafûna ar-risâlata fî samtin dûna ayyi ta'bîrin
The employees understood the message in silence without any expression.
كلما تقدمنا في العمر، كلما فهمنا الحياة.kullamâ taqaddamnâ fî al-'umri, kullamâ fahimnâ al-hayâh.
The more we advance in age, the more we understand life.
لو كانت عندي معرفة، لفهمت هذه النظرية.law kânat indî ma'rifatun lafahimtu hâdhihi an-nazariyyah
If I had knowledge, I would understand this theory.
بعد مدة، فهمت الدرس.ba'da muddatin, fahimtu ad-darsa.
After a while, I understood the lesson.
هل سيكون الروبوت قد فهم البشرية؟hal sayakûnu ar-rûbût qad fahima al-basharîyya
Will the robot have understood humanity?
إياهم نسأل لكي نفهم الاحتياجات.iyyâhum nas'alu likay nafhama al-ihtiyâjâti
It is them we ask in order to understand the needs.
تفهم أسباب المرض المزمن الآن بفضل الابتكار.tufhamu asbâbu al-maradi al-muzmini al-âna bifadli al-ibtikâri
The causes of the chronic disease are understood now thanks to the innovation.
لم يكن المعنى ليفهم، وما كنا لنستنبط أي دلالة من هذا الهامش الممزق.lam yakuni al-ma'nâ liyufhama, wamâ kunnâ linastanbiṭa ayya dalâlatin min hâdhâ al-hâmishi al-mumazzaqi.
The meaning would never be understood, and we would not deduce any significance from this torn margin.
نصحني الأخصائي وهو قد فهم مشكلتي.nasahani al-akhissa'iyyu wa huwa qad fahima mushkilati
The specialist advised me, having understood my problem.
الأخصائية فهمت العواطف والتوتر.al-akhissâ'iyyatu fahimati-l-'awâtifa wattawattur
The specialist understood the emotions and the stress.
ظل عالم الفلك يدرس الكون، لكنه لما يفهمه.zhalla 'âlimu l-falaki yadrusu l-kawna, lâkinnahu lammâ yafhamhu.
The astronomer kept studying the universe, but he has not yet understood it.
الإشعاع الكوني خطير جدا، لكننا لما نفهمه.al-'ishâu al-kawniyyu khatîrun jiddan, lâkinnanâ lammâ nafhamhu
Cosmic radiation is very dangerous, but we have not yet understood it.
ما من حاجة إلى التبرير، فهمت السبب من نظرة واحدة.mâ min hâjatin ilâ at-tabrîri, fahimtu as-sababa min nazratin wâhidatin.
There is no need for justification, I understood the reason from a single glance.
فهم الطالب مبدأ اللاوزن.fahima at-tâlib mabda'a al-lâwazani.
The student understood the principle of weightlessness.
فهمنا السبب فيما بعد.fahimnâ as-sababa fîmâ ba'd
We understood the reason afterwards.
لو أن المعلم شرح المسألة، لفهمناها.law anna al-mu'allima sharaha al-mas'alata, lafahimnâhâ
If the teacher had explained the problem, we would have understood it.
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