تێگەیشت
têgeyişt
To understand in Kurdish is تێگەیشت (têgeyişt). Wiktionary also lists سەر لێ دەرچون (ser lê derçun).
Meaning: to grasp the meaning of (verb)
Ways to say it
| Kurdish | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| تێگەیشت | têgeyişt |
| سەر لێ دەرچون | ser lê derçun |
The verb means to grasp the meaning of.
What does it mean word for word?
The word تێگەیشت is composed of تێ (into/in) and گەیشت (reached/arrived), literally meaning 'to have reached into' something, used figuratively for understanding.
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the verb 'to understand' is تێگەیشتن.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is têgeyişt.
Did you know?
- The root of سەر traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'horn', linking the concept of a head to physical protrusions.
- In some dialects, if you want to say you are 'clueless', you might use a variation of the 'head' (سەر) root used in the phrase سەر لێ دەرچون.
- Depending on the dialect, the way you say 'I understand' can change significantly between Kurmanji and Sorani, though they both share these conceptual roots.
Examples in context
- لای سامی ئەمە زۆر قورسە بۆ تێگەیشتن.Sami finds this really hard to understand.This sentence shows how to use تێگەیشت to describe something being hard to understand.Tatoeba #10102369 by Sarchia, translation #7219453 by OsoHombre
- دەبێت هەوڵ بدەیت بۆ تێگەیشتنی ئەوەی تۆم چۆن هەست دەکات.You must try to understand how Tom feels.This sentence shows how to use تێگەیشت in the context of trying to understand someone's feelings.Tatoeba #10295606 by Sarchia, translation #3178291 by CK
- Ez fêm dikim.I understand.
Example conversation
Rojda is explaining a project to Dijwar.
- Rojdaئایا تێگەیشتی لەم بابەتە، دیژوار؟Did you understand this topic, Dijwar?
- Dijwarنەخێر، کەمێکی تێناگەیم.No, I don't quite understand it.
- Rojdaدووبارە بۆت ڕوون دەکەمەوە.I will explain it to you again.
- Dijwarئێستا بە تەواوی تێگەیشتم، سوپاس.Now I fully understand, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “understand” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سەر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
