capire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *capīre, from Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō (I take in, understand), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize, grab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpi.re/
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Verb

capire

  1. to understand, get the point, take the point
  2. (figuratively) to sink in

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