🇩🇪 German
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Pattern: “I don’t understand” (negation in real life)
A survival phrase — and your first reliable negative sentence.
The pattern
Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.
- Say the positive and negative back‑to‑back (understand ↔ don’t understand).
- Keep the negation placement exactly like native sentences.
Ich verstehe nicht.
I don't understand.
More examples
These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.
Ich habe kein Geld.
I have no money.
Ich bin hier.
I am here.
Ich möchte Wasser.
I would like water.
Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Do you speak English? (formal)
Wo ist die Toilette?
Where is the toilet?
Das ist mein Freund.
This is my friend.
Drills
Build the pattern
I don't understand.
Your sentence
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Tokens
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I don't understand.”?