I am not understanding what the author is trying to say. - English example sentence

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odiernod July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 at 6:22:12 AM UTC

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I added it as another translation, but I feel that using the progressive tense is also a perfectly valid translation to the Italian sentence.

LittleBoy July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 at 1:03:32 PM UTC

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I am quite happy to trust that the translation is valid, it makes sense based on other Romance languages that the "to be + gerund" construction works, I'm just not sure that it works as an English sentence. It sounds, to me at least, slightly clumsy. I would, I believe, always say "I don't understand" over "I am not understanding".