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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I only understand" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that the speaker only comprehends or comprehends to a limited extent. Example: "I only understand basic French, but I can hold a conversation."
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My general musical understanding may be narrow, in the sense that I only understand one kind of music, while you understand many different kinds (Budd 1985b, 233 5; S. Davies 2011c, 88 95).
I only understand now she was the last survivor of what had been an important tradition.
I complain to my audiologist that I only understand dialogue in films when characters speak slowly and emphatically.
It chimes with something Hunter says: "With Shakespeare, often I only understand it when I'm up doing it".
I could have easily watched two hours of this even if I only understand about 90% of quantum electrodynamics, if I'm honest.
But limited proficiency in the Bisaya language means I only understand about half of conversations.
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Step!" I only understood "Do not talk," but the guards were dragging me anyway.
I only understood American football when I read an explanation in The Guardian.
But I only understood how Mr. Orban pulled this off when I spoke to Hungarian journalists.
As a child growing up, I didn't speak Marra and I only understood a little.
"I only understood what was happening when I started shooting the movie and the headaches disappeared.
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