trouble understanding vs trouble with understanding

Both "trouble understanding" and "trouble with understanding" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to convey the idea of having difficulty comprehending something.

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trouble understanding

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express difficulty in comprehending something.

Examples:

I'm having trouble understanding this concept.
She has trouble understanding complex instructions.

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I'm having a little trouble understanding your mom speak.
Now of course, your head would be squeezed and stretched unhelpfully, so you might have trouble understanding what's going on.
2 - I have trouble understanding the expressions on people's faces.
But there are plenty of things I have trouble understanding.
I'm sorry, but I'm just having a little trouble understanding how this incident led to your decision to quit therapy.
I had trouble understanding the sentence myself.
Well, I have trouble understanding that.
I'm having a little trouble understanding your scheduling system.
I have trouble understanding you people sometimes.
I'm having a little trouble understanding you.
In case you have trouble understanding this, you may as well join the demonstration and do some good.
But they might have had trouble understanding me because... (with accent) I disguised my voice by using clever accent.
Of course, I have trouble understanding how anyone can distinguish so easily between political and economic risks, but we shall let that pass.
Miko? We had a little trouble understanding each other but we finally made it.
Mrs Pack, surely you must see that regional cooperation is not an obligation in the sense that we have to take up arms to enforce it... for goodness sake, you have no trouble understanding plain German when it emanates from Zagreb!
On his way to the clinic, he found he had a little trouble understanding people.

Alternatives:

difficulty understanding
struggle to understand
find it hard to understand
have a hard time understanding
have difficulty comprehending

trouble with understanding

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to express difficulty in comprehending something.

Examples:

He's having trouble with understanding the new software.
They had trouble with understanding the foreign language.

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I had trouble understanding the sentence myself.
Well, I have trouble understanding that.
I'm having a little trouble understanding your scheduling system.
I have trouble understanding you people sometimes.
I'm having a little trouble understanding your mom speak.
I'm having a little trouble understanding you.
Daisy, I'm having trouble understanding what you mean.
You're having trouble understanding him.
I'm having trouble understanding you.
But there are plenty of things I have trouble understanding.
That's not the part I'm having trouble understanding.
In case you have trouble understanding this, you may as well join the demonstration and do some good.
Are you having trouble understanding simple English?
And I think it's because I'm having trouble understanding.
I'm sorry, but I'm just having a little trouble understanding how this incident led to your decision to quit therapy.
Okay. I'm having trouble understanding what's going on right now.
On his way to the clinic, he found he had a little trouble understanding people.
Now of course, your head would be squeezed and stretched unhelpfully, so you might have trouble understanding what's going on.
But they might have had trouble understanding me because... (with accent) I disguised my voice by using clever accent.
2 - I have trouble understanding the expressions on people's faces.

Alternatives:

difficulty with understanding
struggle with understanding
find it hard to understand
have a hard time with understanding
have difficulty comprehending

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trouble understanding vs trouble with understanding