What does entender mean?
entender means to understand, to fathom in English. It is a irregular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to hear; to be queer; to bat for the other team.
Spanish verb guide
Entender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn entender, meaning to understand, to fathom, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-ergerund: entendiendoparticiple: entendido
Principal forms of entender
- Infinitive
- entender
- Gerund
- entendiendo
- Past participle
- entendido
Entender 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 | entiendo | entendí | entendía | entenderé |
| tú | entiendes | entendiste | entendías | entenderás |
| él / ella / usted | entiende | entendió | entendía | entenderá |
| nosotros/as | entendemos | entendimos | entendíamos | entenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | entienden | entendieron | entendían | entenderán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.
Examples with entender
Él no entendió su broma.He didn't get her joke.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él no entendió la broma.He didn't get the joke.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué no lo entendéis?Why don't you understand?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate entender 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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