Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Entender in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Entender
- Entender in the Indicative Present
- Entender in the Indicative Preterite
- Entender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Entender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Entender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Entender in the Indicative Future
- Entender in the Indicative Conditional
- Entender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Entender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Entender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Entender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Entender
- Entender in the Subjunctive Present
- Entender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Entender in the Subjunctive Future
- Entender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Entender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Entender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Entender
- Entender in the Imperative Affirmative
- Entender in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Entender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Entender is the Spanish verb for "to understand". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to entender include: comprender.
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | entender | to understand |
| Past participle | entendido | understood |
| Gerund | entendiendo | understanding |
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Indicative Tenses of Entender
Entender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of entender is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "entiendo las reglas", meaning "I understand the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entiendo | I understand |
| Tú | entiendes | you understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entiende | s/he understand, you (formal) understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendemos | we understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendéis | you (plural) understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entienden | they understand, you (plural formal) understand |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Entender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of entender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "entendí las reglas", meaning "I understood the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entendí | I understood |
| Tú | entendiste | you understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entendió | s/he understood, you (formal) understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendimos | we understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendisteis | you (plural) understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entendieron | they understood, you (plural formal) understood |
Entender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of entender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "entendía las reglas", meaning "I used to understand the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entendía | I used to understand |
| Tú | entendías | you used to understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entendía | s/he used to understand, you (formal) used to understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendíamos | we used to understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendíais | you (plural) used to understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entendían | they used to understand, you (plural formal) used to understand |
Entender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of entender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy entendiendo las reglas", meaning "I am understanding the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy entendiendo | I am understanding |
| Tú | estás entendiendo | you are understanding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está entendiendo | s/he is understanding, you (formal) are understanding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos entendiendo | we are understanding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis entendiendo | you (plural) are understanding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están entendiendo | they are understanding, you (plural formal) are understanding |
Entender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of entender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a entender las reglas", meaning "I am going to understand the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a entender | I am going to understand |
| Tú | vas a entender | you are going to understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a entender | s/he is going to understand, you (formal) are going to understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a entender | we are going to understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a entender | you (plural) are going to understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a entender | they are going to understand, you (plural formal) are going to understand |
Entender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of entender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "entenderé las reglas", meaning "I will understand the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entenderé | I will understand |
| Tú | entenderás | you will understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entenderá | s/he will understand, you (formal) will understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entenderemos | we will understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entenderéis | you (plural) will understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entenderán | they will understand, you (plural formal) will understand |
Entender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of entender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "entendería las reglas", meaning "I would understand the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entendería | I would understand |
| Tú | entenderías | you would understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entendería | s/he would understand, you (formal) would understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entenderíamos | we would understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entenderíais | you (plural) would understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entenderían | they would understand, you (plural formal) would understand |
Entender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of entender is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he entendido las reglas", meaning "I have understood the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he entendido | I have understood |
| Tú | has entendido | you have understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha entendido | s/he has understood, you (formal) have understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos entendido | we have understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis entendido | you (plural) have understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han entendido | they have understood, you (plural formal) have understood |
Entender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of entender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había entendido las reglas", meaning "I had understood the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había entendido | I had understood |
| Tú | habías entendido | you had understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había entendido | s/he had understood, you (formal) had understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos entendido | we had understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais entendido | you (plural) had understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían entendido | they had understood, you (plural formal) had understood |
Entender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of entender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré entendido las reglas", meaning "I will have understood the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré entendido | I will have understood |
| Tú | habrás entendido | you will have understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá entendido | s/he will have understood, you (formal) will have understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos entendido | we will have understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis entendido | you (plural) will have understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán entendido | they will have understood, you (plural formal) will have understood |
Entender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of entender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría entendido las reglas", meaning "I would have understood the rules".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría entendido | I would have understood |
| Tú | habrías entendido | you would have understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría entendido | s/he would have understood, you (formal) would have understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos entendido | we would have understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais entendido | you (plural) would have understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían entendido | they would have understood, you (plural formal) would have understood |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Entender
Entender in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "entienda", meaning "I understand".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entienda | I understand |
| Tú | entiendas | you understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entienda | s/he understand, you (formal) understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendamos | we understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendáis | you (plural) understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entiendan | they understand, you (plural formal) understand |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Entender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "entendiera", meaning "I understood".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entendiera | I understood |
| Tú | entendieras | you understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entendiera | s/he understood, you (formal) understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendiéramos | we understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendierais | you (plural) understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entendieran | they understood, you (plural formal) understood |
Entender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "entendiere", meaning "I will understand".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entendiere | I will understand |
| Tú | entendieres | you will understand |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entendiere | s/he will understand, you (formal) will understand |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendiéremos | we will understand |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entendiereis | you (plural) will understand |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entendieren | they will understand, you (plural formal) will understand |
Entender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya entendido", meaning "I have understood".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya entendido | I have understood |
| Tú | hayas entendido | you have understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya entendido | s/he has understood, you (formal) have understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos entendido | we have understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis entendido | you (plural) have understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan entendido | they have understood, you (plural formal) have understood |
Entender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera entendido", meaning "I had understood".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera entendido | I had understood |
| Tú | hubieras entendido | you had understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera entendido | s/he had understood, you (formal) had understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos entendido | we had understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais entendido | you (plural) had understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran entendido | they had understood, you (plural formal) had understood |
Entender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere entendido", meaning "I will have understood".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere entendido | I will have understood |
| Tú | hubieres entendido | you will have understood |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere entendido | s/he will have understood, you (formal) will have understood |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos entendido | we will have understood |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis entendido | you (plural) will have understood |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren entendido | they will have understood, you (plural formal) will have understood |
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Imperative Tenses of Entender
Entender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "entienda", meaning "(to you formal) understand!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | entiende | (to you) understand! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entienda | (to you formal) understand! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | entendamos | let's understand! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | entended | (to you plural) understand! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entiendan | (to you plural formal) understand! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Entender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no entienda", meaning "(to you formal) don't understand!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no entiendas | (to you) don't understand! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no entienda | (to you formal) don't understand! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no entendamos | let's not understand! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no entendáis | (to you plural) don't understand! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no entiendan | (to you plural formal) don't understand! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Example sentences and usage
- Hay muchas palabras que no entiendo. There are many words that I don't understand.
- Soy tan tonto... estoy intentando explicarte cosas que no entiendo ni yo. I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.
- No entiendo el alemán. I don't understand German.
- Entiendo perfectamente tu postura. I understand your position perfectly.
- No entiendo lo que quieres decir. I don't get what you mean.
- Llegará un momento en que lo entenderás. The time will come when you will understand this.
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