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" I have no doubt it was," said Lothair, " but I can't comprehend how a thing of the kind could be kept up for any length of time.
»Ich gebe«, sprach Lothar, »der Sache meinen vollsten Beifall, nur begreife ich doch nicht, wie es auf die Länge damit gehen konnte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The land is folded and twisted and broken on such a scale that it makes your brain quiver and sing in your skull just trying to comprehend what it is looking at.
Das Land ist in solchem Maße gefaltet und verdreht und zerbrochen, daß einem das Gehirn beim Versuch, wenigstens ansatzweise zu begreifen, was es sich da gerade ansieht, im Kopf zu zittern und zu singen beginnt.
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer Art
Die letzten ihrer Art
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990
© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg
Last Chance to See
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
We trust that you, our esteemed shareholders can, in the face of these multi-faceted events, comprehend our references to a turbulent and yet very special financial year.
Liebe Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre, Sie können anhand dieser vielschichtigen Ereignisse sicher nachvollziehen, dass wir tatsächlich von einem turbulenten und besonderen Geschäftsjahr sprechen können.
The facts and circumstances are complicated and subject to perpetual change as a result of new scientific insights; in normal circumstances, parents-to-be are unable to fully comprehend these with all their implications.
Die Sachverhalte sind kompliziert und durch neue Erkenntnisse in stetigem Wandel, daher ist es werdenden Eltern im Normalfall unmöglich, sie vollständig zu erfassen.
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Do you comprehend even a fraction of the responsibility you bear?"
Begreifst du auch nur einen Bruchteil deiner Verantwortung?«
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Solitude is a human trait that we find difficult to comprehend.
Einsamkeit ist ein menschlicher Aspekt, den wir kaum verstehen können.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
If a system was comprehensible, then an entity must exist that could comprehend it.
Und wenn ein System begreifbar war, dann musste auch eine Wesenheit existieren, die es begriff.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
I told you that there was some dark spell within me, controlling me in a manner that I could not comprehend.
Hab ich dir nicht gesagt, daß irgendein dunkler Zauber in mir ruhe, der mein Selbst unwiderstehlich beherrsche?
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Of course, saying that an object is 13.7 billion light-years away is all very well, but can we really comprehend the scale of the Universe?
Natürlich klingt es gut zu sagen, dass ein Objekt 13,7 Milliarden Lichtjahre entfernt ist, aber können wir diese Größe des überschaubaren Universums wirklich begreifen?
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris / Bang! The Complete History of the UniverseMay, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris / Bang! Die Ganze Geschichte Des Universums
Bang! Die Ganze Geschichte Des Universums
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris
© 2008, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.
Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris
© Patrick Moore and Duck Productions Limited 2006, 2007
But now that she'd spent a month on her trek across this unknown landscape, Nira began to comprehend distances on an entirely new scale.
Inzwischen war Nira seit einem Monat durch diese unbekannte Landschaft unterwegs und sah Entfernungen aus einem ganz neuen Blickwinkel.
Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene Sonnen
Gefallene Sonnen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
Scattered Suns
Anderson, Kevin
© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
The regimes that emerge out of human society 'may all be comprehended under three heads.
Die Herrschaftssysteme, die aus der menschlichen Gesellschaft hervorgehen, »können alle unter drei Klassen begriffen werden.
Hitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of ManHitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Hitchens, Christopher
© Christopher Hitchens 2006
© des Zitats von Bob Dylan. Dwarf Music 1968
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munchen
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
Hitchens, Christopher
© 2006 by Christopher Hitchens
© 1968 by Dwarf Music.
as long as the patient comprehends the nature and extent of the intervention
-Sofern Patient Art und Umfang des Eingriffs erfassen kann
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Paulsen-Fuchs nodded without really comprehending and leaned back in the chair with his cup.
Paulsen-Fuchs nickte, ohne wirklich zu verstehen, und lehnte sich mit seiner Teetasse zurück.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
There seems to be an immensely important turning point where the nascent sign language for things first comprehends a desire to shape them oneself, long before this is actually attempted.
Es scheint einen ungeheuer wichtigen zentralen Punkt zu geben, wo die Entstehung der Zeichensprache für Dinge jene Lust, sie selber zu formen, mitenthielt, lange bevor man es wirklich versuchte.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
Yet, in these few, unpretending words lies the suggestion, or indication, of love and sorrow which the composer comprehends, and can apply all the resources of musical expression to represent.
Wie liegt in diesen wenigen, einfachen Worten die Andeutung des von Liebe und Schmerz ergriffenen Gemüts, die der Komponist auffassen, und nun in der ganzen Stärke des musikalischen Ausdrucks den Innern angedeuteten Seelenzustand darstellen kann.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

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Pastcomprehended
Imperativecomprehend
Present Participle (Participle I)comprehending
Past Participle (Participle II)comprehended
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I comprehendwe comprehend
you comprehendyou comprehend
he/she/it comprehendsthey comprehend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am comprehendingwe are comprehending
you are comprehendingyou are comprehending
he/she/it is comprehendingthey are comprehending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have comprehendedwe have comprehended
you have comprehendedyou have comprehended
he/she/it has comprehendedthey have comprehended
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been comprehendingwe have been comprehending
you have been comprehendingyou have been comprehending
he/she/it has been comprehendingthey have been comprehending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I comprehendedwe comprehended
you comprehendedyou comprehended
he/she/it comprehendedthey comprehended
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was comprehendingwe were comprehending
you were comprehendingyou were comprehending
he/she/it was comprehendingthey were comprehending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had comprehendedwe had comprehended
you had comprehendedyou had comprehended
he/she/it had comprehendedthey had comprehended
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been comprehendingwe had been comprehending
you had been comprehendingyou had been comprehending
he/she/it had been comprehendingthey had been comprehending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will comprehendwe shall/will comprehend
you will comprehendyou will comprehend
he/she/it will comprehendthey will comprehend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be comprehendingwe shall/will be comprehending
you will be comprehendingyou will be comprehending
he/she/it will be comprehendingthey will be comprehending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have comprehendedwe shall/will have comprehended
you will have comprehendedyou will have comprehended
he/she/it will have comprehendedthey will have comprehended
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been comprehendingwe shall/will have been comprehending
you will have been comprehendingyou will have been comprehending
he/she/it will have been comprehendingthey will have been comprehending
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would comprehendwe should/would comprehend
you would comprehendyou would comprehend
he/she/it would comprehendthey would comprehend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be comprehendingwe should/would be comprehending
you would be comprehendingyou would be comprehending
he/she/it would be comprehendingthey would be comprehending
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have comprehendedwe should/would have comprehended
you would have comprehendedyou would have comprehended
he/she/it would have comprehendedthey would have comprehended
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been comprehendingwe should/would have been comprehending
you would have been comprehendingyou would have been comprehending
he/she/it would have been comprehendingthey would have been comprehending
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am comprehendedwe are comprehended
you are comprehendedyou are comprehended
he/she/it is comprehendedthey are comprehended
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being comprehendedwe are being comprehended
you are being comprehendedyou are being comprehended
he/she/it is being comprehendedthey are being comprehended
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been comprehendedwe have been comprehended
you have been comprehendedyou have been comprehended
he/she/it has been comprehendedthey have been comprehended
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was comprehendedwe were comprehended
you were comprehendedyou were comprehended
he/she/it was comprehendedthey were comprehended
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being comprehendedwe were being comprehended
you were being comprehendedyou were being comprehended
he/she/it was being comprehendedthey were being comprehended
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been comprehendedwe had been comprehended
you had been comprehendedyou had been comprehended
he/she/it had been comprehendedthey had been comprehended
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be comprehendedwe shall/will be comprehended
you will be comprehendedyou will be comprehended
he/she/it will be comprehendedthey will be comprehended
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been comprehendedwe shall/will have been comprehended
you will have been comprehendedyou will have been comprehended
he/she/it will have been comprehendedthey will have been comprehended