What does comprender mean?
comprender means to understand, to comprehend in English. It is a regular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to comprise; to include.
Spanish verb guide
Comprender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn comprender, meaning to understand, to comprehend, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-ergerund: comprendiendoparticiple: comprendido
Principal forms of comprender
- Infinitive
- comprender
- Gerund
- comprendiendo
- Past participle
- comprendido
Comprender conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | comprendo | comprendí | comprendía | comprenderé |
| tú | comprendes | comprendiste | comprendías | comprenderás |
| él / ella / usted | comprende | comprendió | comprendía | comprenderá |
| nosotros/as | comprendemos | comprendimos | comprendíamos | comprenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | comprenden | comprendieron | comprendían | comprenderán |
Pattern notes
- Comprender follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with comprender
Esta parte no la comprendo.I don't understand this part.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nadie me comprende como tú.No one understands me like you do.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
En cierto modo lo comprendo.I sort of understand.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate comprender for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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