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"I see" means I understand you. is it correct to use verb "see" in negative sentence when you didnt understand something.like;I couldn't see it or i didn't see it.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Only in special situations:

I couldn't see what he was getting at.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymous"I see" means I understand you. is it correct to use verb "see" in negative sentence when you didnt understand something.like;I couldn't see it or i didn't see it.

Sometimes, when people are droning on and on, you keep interjecting, "I see. I see. I see." You can't say, "I don't see" in that situation. However,

— Do you see what I mean?
— No. I don't (see (what you mean)).
_________

I [can't / couldn't] see it and I [don't / didn't] see it are sometimes used to mean lack of agreement rather than lack of understanding, in the sense of saying that something is a bad idea, an idea that doesn't make sense.

They going to travel all day just to attend one concert. Then they're going to drive all night on the return trip. [I can't see it. / I can't see doing something like that.]

Nevertheless, it can be argued that even in examples like those above, see means understand.

CJ

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