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The phrase "able to understand a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's capability to comprehend something, often followed by a noun or a specific context.
Example: "She is able to understand a complex mathematical concept with ease."
Alternatives: "capable of grasping a" or "competent in comprehending a".
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He is able to "understand a subject without appreciating it" and is a fantastically skilled mimic.
In his own words "I think by dancing I was able to understand a lot of things.
To work with others, robots must be able to understand a concept of group activity and anticipate future actions.
He recalls going to a lecture on Marx and deconstruction, not being able to understand a word.
"If people are able to understand a business and assess the risks they will want to invest and they should be allowed to invest.
It is not just about learning the alphabet, it's about being able to understand a ballot paper and fill in a census form.
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To be able to understand an XML document, one needs to know what the structure of the document is and what tags it contains.
All men and women aged ⩾50 years living in private households and able to understand an official language of the country were eligible.
But a person no longer able to understand why a gastroenterologist is opening a small hole in her belly may find the insertion of a tube confusing and traumatic.
One of the donors even compared his donation with the birth of a child: "Now I am able to understand feelings a woman must have when she bears a child.
"NGOs keep asking for a way to be able to understand, in a country like Kenya, who's doing clean water, who's doing education," one Google employee said.
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