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Beyond cleft sentences, English adds emphasis with the auxiliary "do/does/did" before a verb (I DO understand), intensifying adverbs (absolutely, utterly), and fronting a key phrase at the start of a sentence.
I do understanding your concern.
I do understand your concern. — Use the base form of the verb after emphatic "do."
The film was very utterly amazing.
The film was utterly amazing. — Don't stack two intensifiers ("very" and "utterly") together.
I do like your idea.
The news was utterly surprising.