The phrase "a particular understanding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific or distinct comprehension of a concept, situation, or subject matter.
Example: "In order to resolve the conflict, both parties must reach a particular understanding of the underlying issues."
Alternatives: "a specific comprehension" or "a distinct interpretation."
"They are people who have a particular understanding of Islam which is far away from violence.
To appreciate that moment, one needs a particular understanding of the South African story.
The president said that Kerry had a particular understanding of the America's role in the world.
The Chinese Communist Party uses its educational and propaganda systems to socialize citizens into a particular understanding of history.
With a particular understanding of that process, the Yankees trainer Gene Monahan marveled at Roger Clemens as he pitched against the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series last October.
Just last week, in my introductory philosophy class, my students and I discussed how the United States legal system assumes a certain notion of moral responsibility, which itself depends on a particular understanding of free will.
But their position presupposes a very particular understanding of the nature of our senses and of the ontological status of the secondary qualities to which they are receptive.
Many western liberals seem to have a particular problem understanding people like Zakia, but the views that she expressed are representative of hundreds of conversations that I have had with Afghan friends and colleagues over the years.
However, the idea that independence is good (desirable, preferable), and dependence is bad (undesirable, to be avoided) is not a given, but relies on a particular normative understanding of the subject and what constitutes a good life [ 18].
(Did Uganda's long battle with dictatorship translate into a special understanding of this particular play? I wondered).
Similarly, the creative, reflective processes of a teacher are not irrelevant but should be seen less as establishing a course objective related to particular understandings and more as informing, together with students, the co-construction of understanding, objectives, and aspirations.
