/kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃dʁ/
Translation
to understand
Word origin
From Latin comprehendere ('to grasp, seize, take together'), from com- ('together') and prehendere ('to seize').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- comprehendere
- English cognates
- comprehend, comprehensive, apprehend
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | comprends | comprenais | compris | comprendrai | comprendrais |
| tu | comprends | comprenais | compris | comprendras | comprendrais |
| il/elle | comprend | comprenait | comprit | comprendra | comprendrait |
| nous | comprenons | comprenions | comprîmes | comprendrons | comprendrions |
| vous | comprenez | compreniez | comprîtes | comprendrez | comprendriez |
| ils/elles | comprennent | comprenaient | comprirent | comprendront | comprendraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprenne | comprisse |
| tu | comprennes | comprisses |
| il/elle | comprenne | comprît |
| nous | comprenions | comprissions |
| vous | compreniez | comprissiez |
| ils/elles | comprennent | comprissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | comprends |
| nous | comprenons |
| vous | comprenez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- comprenant
- Past participle
- compris · comprise · compris · comprises
Examples
.
I do not understand what you mean.
.
Take time to understand before replying.
.
She is starting to understand how this system works.
' .
You must understand that this is not against you.
.
The price includes breakfast and parking.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(15)Chez le médecin
3 min read · Core 1000
Le coup de téléphone
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Le premier jour de travail
3 min read · Core 1000
Clara trouve sa place
4 min read · Core 1000
Il faut que tu partes
4 min read · Core 5000
Il ne reste que ça
4 min read · Core 5000
Le coffre du jardin
4 min read · Core 5000
Le mensonge
4 min read · Core 5000
Mathieu revient en ville
4 min read · Core 1000
Un ancien ami
4 min read · Core 5000
Dubois fait tout refaire
5 min read · Core 5000
Elle commence à comprendre
5 min read · Core 5000
En rentrant chez elle
5 min read · Core 5000
La seule qui puisse
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas devant les clients
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(7)French Adjectives and Nouns with à or de
Conjugating French -re Verbs in the Present Tense
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
The French Subjunctive After Superlatives and Exclusives
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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