Ymmärtää ^{(Verb type1)}

1. to understand

   ~ väärin = to misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue

2. (figuratively, + partitive) to identify with, relate to, understand

   Hän on ainoa, joka ymmärtää minua.

   He is the only one who understands me.

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".