{"id":20629,"date":"2021-03-02T21:12:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T21:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=20629"},"modified":"2021-03-02T21:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T21:12:54","slug":"standing-and-gripping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=20629","title":{"rendered":"Standing and Gripping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I came to undestand that the Dutch words <strong>begrijpen<\/strong> and <strong>verstaan<\/strong> both mean <strong>to understand<\/strong>, however they&#8217;re used in different contexts and have somewhat different meanings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Begrijpen<\/strong> [b\u0259\u02c8\u0263r\u025bi\u032fp\u0259(n)] means to understand concepts, ideas etc. or to get (a rise out of sb). It comes from the prefix <em>be-<\/em> and <em>grijpen<\/em> (to grab) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/begrijpen\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Some related words include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>begrip = understanding, concept, term<\/li>\n<li>begrijplijk = understandable, comprehensible, intelligible<\/li>\n<li>begripvol = understanding, supportive<\/li>\n<li>onbegrip = incomprehension<\/li>\n<li>verkeerd begrijpen = to misunderstand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Verstaan<\/strong> [v\u0259r\u02c8sta\u02d0n] means (1) to understand (language, words), to hear clearly, or (2) to understand (an idea): the first meanings are more common, and <strong>begrijpen<\/strong> is generally used when talking about understanding ideas.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the Middle Dutch <em>verstaen<\/em> (to be responsible for, to understand, to hear, to listen, to pay attention, to notice), from the Old Dutch <em>farst\u0101n<\/em> (to understand), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*fura<\/em> (in front of, against) and <em>*st\u0101n\u0105<\/em> (to stand) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/verstaan#Dutch\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Some related words include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>verstaand = reason, mind, intellect, brains, wit, understanding, knowledge<\/li>\n<li>verstandelijk = intellectual<\/li>\n<li>verstandhouding = understanding (<em>the ability to get along with others<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>verstandig = sensible, wise, able-minded<\/li>\n<li>onverstandig = unwise, insensible<\/li>\n<li>verstandigheid = understand, good sense<\/li>\n<li>verstandskies = wisdom tooth<\/li>\n<li>misverstaan = to misunderstand, misapprehend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another word meaning to understand is <strong>snappen<\/strong>, which also means to get or catch.<\/p>\n<p>Do other languages make a similar distinction between understanding ideas and understanding languages and words?<\/p>\n<p>There are various words in English for understanding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to understand =  to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; to realize or grasp (something); to know how to translate or read; to be sympathetic to or compatible with<\/li>\n<li>to know = to understand as true, to have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in:<\/li>\n<li>to comprehend &#8211; to take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp.<\/li>\n<li>to get = to gain or have understanding of<\/li>\n<li>to grasp = to take hold of intellectually; comprehend<\/li>\n<li>to grok = to understand profoundly through intuition or empathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I came to undestand that the Dutch words begrijpen and verstaan both mean to understand, however they&#8217;re used in different contexts and have somewhat different meanings. Begrijpen [b\u0259\u02c8\u0263r\u025bi\u032fp\u0259(n)] means to understand concepts, ideas etc. or to get (a rise out of sb). It comes from the prefix be- and grijpen (to grab) [source]. 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