Kilo Lingo

/entenˈdeɾ/

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Translation

to understand

Word origin

From Latin intendere ('to stretch towards, to direct one's attention to'), formed from in- plus tendere ('to stretch'). The sense moved to 'to understand'.

Origin
Latin
Root
intendere
English cognates
intend, intention

Grammar

Verb type-er irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoentiendoentendíentendíaentenderéentendería
túentiendesentendisteentendíasentenderásentenderías
él/ella/ud.entiendeentendióentendíaentenderáentendería
nos.entendemosentendimosentendíamosentenderemosentenderíamos
vos.entendéisentendisteisentendíaisentenderéisentenderíais
ellos/uds.entiendenentendieronentendíanentenderánentenderían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoentiendaentendieraentendiese
túentiendasentendierasentendieses
él/ella/ud.entiendaentendieraentendiese
nos.entendamosentendiéramosentendiésemos
vos.entendáisentendieraisentendieseis
ellos/uds.entiendanentendieranentendiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túentiende
ud.entienda
nosotrosentendamos
vosotrosentended
uds.entiendan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
entendiendo
Past participle
entendido

Examples

.

I do not understand anything you are saying.

¿ britanico ?

Do you understand British English without trouble?

enfadado.

I finally understood why he was so angry.

.

My grandmother does not understand how today's mobiles work.

.

You have to speak slowly so that the children understand.

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