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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference between "I understand" and "I can understand." gener

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I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.

"Do you understand?" "I understand."

In the sentence, "I understand," can you replace 'understand' by 'can understand'?

What's the difference between "I understand" and "I can understand." generally?
  

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I understand states a factual condition. I can understand states a possibility.

  • I understand states a factual condition.
  • I can understand states a possibility.
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I understand states a factual condition.
I can understand states a possibility.

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