Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entiendo | |
| tú | entiendes | |
| él / ella / usted | entiende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entendí | |
| tú | entendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | entendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entendía | |
| tú | entendías | |
| él / ella / usted | entendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entenderé | |
| tú | entenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | entenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entendería | |
| tú | entenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | entendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | entienda | |
| tú | entiendas | |
| él / ella / usted | entienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | entendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | entendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | entiendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to understand, to fathom
- to hear
- (slang) to be queer; to bat for the other team
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations