Examples of using "понимала" in a sentence and their english translations:
I've always understood you.
She'd lived a very tough life and she knew
She didn't understand him.
She understands my thoughts and feelings without words.
and only understanding about half of what the guy was telling me.
I couldn't understand him at first.
She knew that if she started to cry, her mascara would run.
The trouble was I couldn't explain how, and certainly not why.
She knew what she was doing was wrong, but she still did it.