Glad it made a bit of sense! But that's a fair point about whether it really constitutes 'understanding'. I suppose it's equivalent here to whether knowing the

Glad it made a bit of sense! But that's a fair point about whether it really constitutes 'understanding'. I suppose it's equivalent here to whether knowing the meaning of a particular sentence in the alien language qualifies as understanding it, vs being able to meaningfully speak about it in this alien language, and use the sentence in a conversation. Seems like just semantics to me.