Anonymous  +  535049 Tue, 01 Jul 08 10:39 AM Hi, Is there a difference between the meaning of the following. "I don't understand what you mean" "I don't (didn't?) understand what you meant" Thanks! Anonymous Difference Between

	Ruslana  +  535054 Tue, 01 Jul 08 11:06 AM Don't and mean are present, while didn't and meant are past. For example, if you're talking to someone now, and you have no idea about your interlocutor's words, you can say: I don't understand what you mean. If the talk happened yesterday, you say: (Yesterday) I didn't understand what you meant. I don't understand what you meant is also okay and can be used in both the situations described above. In this case, you imply that you still have no idea what your interlocutor meant (some mins ago, yesterday, a week ago, etc). Ruslana Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Senior Member 3,671