The Spanish verb entender means "to understand". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of entender is yo entiendo, tú entiendes, él/ella/usted entiende, nosotros entendemos, vosotros entendéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes entienden. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | entiendo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | entiendes (irregular) | |
| él/ | entiende (irregular) | |
| nosotros | entendemos | |
| vosotros | entendéis | |
| ellos/ | entienden (irregular) |
| yo | entendí |
|---|---|
| tú | entendiste |
| él/ | entendió |
| nosotros | entendimos |
| vosotros | entendisteis |
| ellos/ | entendieron |
| yo | entendía |
|---|---|
| tú | entendías |
| él/ | entendía |
| nosotros | entendíamos |
| vosotros | entendíais |
| ellos/ | entendían |
| yo | entenderé |
|---|---|
| tú | entenderás |
| él/ | entenderá |
| nosotros | entenderemos |
| vosotros | entenderéis |
| ellos/ | entenderán |
| yo | entendería |
|---|---|
| tú | entenderías |
| él/ | entendería |
| nosotros | entenderíamos |
| vosotros | entenderíais |
| ellos/ | entenderían |
| yo | entienda (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | entiendas (irregular) |
| él/ | entienda (irregular) |
| nosotros | entendamos |
| vosotros | entendáis |
| ellos/ | entiendan (irregular) |
| tú | entiende (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | entienda (irregular) |
| nosotros | entendamos |
| vosotros | entended |
| ustedes | entiendan (irregular) |
| yo | he entendido |
|---|---|
| tú | has entendido |
| él/ | ha entendido |
| nosotros | hemos entendido |
| vosotros | habéis entendido |
| ellos/ | han entendido |
Entender is irregular in the present, present subjunctive, and some imperative forms. The stem changes to entiend in entiendo, entiendes, entiende, entienden, entienda, entiendas, and entiendan.
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No. Entender is irregular. Its irregular forms include entiendo, entienda, and entiende.
The present forms are entiendo, entiendes, entiende, and entienden. The present subjunctive forms are entienda, entiendas, entienda, and entiendan. The imperative forms are entiende, entienda, and entiendan.
The past participle is entendido and the gerund is entendiendo. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus entendido, such as he entendido.