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How to conjugate 'entender' in Spanish

Foundations I in Spanish

How to conjugate 'entender' in Spanish

Conjugation of entender

The verb entender means "to understand" in Spanish. It is an irregular verb, with a stem change from entend- to entiend- in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. Below is a table showing its conjugations in the present tense, with the endings highlighted in bold.

Person Conjugation
yo entiendo
entiendes
él entiende
ella entiende
usted entiende
nosotros entendemos
vosotros entendéis
ellos entienden
ustedes entienden

The conjugations for the feminine forms (nosotras, vosotras, ellas) are the same as for the masculine or mixed forms (nosotros, vosotros, ellos).


Examples

  1. Yo entiendo la lección. (I understand the lesson.)
  2. Tú entiendes muy rápido. (You understand very quickly.)
  3. Él entiende lo que dices. (He understands what you’re saying.)
  4. Nosotros entendemos el problema. (We understand the problem.)

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