comprensione

understanding; comprehension

noun kohm-pren-SYOH-neh Less Common

Usage Note

Comprensione covers both intellectual comprehension (la comprensione del testo = reading comprehension) and empathic understanding (mostrare comprensione = to show understanding/empathy). The plural le comprensioni is regular but rarely used. Learners should note that capire is the everyday verb, while comprensione is the formal noun counterpart of comprendere.

Examples

"Grazie per la tua comprensione in questo momento difficile."

Natural Translation

Thank you for your understanding in this difficult time.

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