What does comprender mean in English?

Comprender means "to understand" in English.

How do you conjugate comprender in Spanish?

Comprender is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using comprender?

Comprender is a regular -er verb

How do you use comprender in a sentence?

Example: "Comprendí la explicación." which means "I understood the explanation." in English.

What are synonyms for comprender?

Spanish synonyms for comprender include: entender. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Comprender

to understand

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

comprender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

comprendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

comprendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprendo I understand	I understand
tú	comprendes you understand	you understand
él/ella/usted	comprende he/she/you understands	he/she/you understands
nosotros	comprendemos we understand	we understand
vosotros	comprendéis you all understand	you all understand
ellos/ustedes	comprenden they/you all understand	they/you all understand

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprendía I used to understand	I used to understand
tú	comprendías you used to understand	you used to understand
él/ella/usted	comprendía he/she/you used to understand	he/she/you used to understand
nosotros	comprendíamos we used to understand	we used to understand
vosotros	comprendíais you all used to understand	you all used to understand
ellos/ustedes	comprendían they/you all used to understand	they/you all used to understand

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprendí I understood	I understood
tú	comprendiste you understood	you understood
él/ella/usted	comprendió he/she/you understood	he/she/you understood
nosotros	comprendimos we understood	we understood
vosotros	comprendisteis you all understood	you all understood
ellos/ustedes	comprendieron they/you all understood	they/you all understood

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprenderé I will understand	I will understand
tú	comprenderás you will understand	you will understand
él/ella/usted	comprenderá he/she/you will understand	he/she/you will understand
nosotros	comprenderemos we will understand	we will understand
vosotros	comprenderéis you all will understand	you all will understand
ellos/ustedes	comprenderán they/you all will understand	they/you all will understand

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprendería I would understand	I would understand
tú	comprenderías you would understand	you would understand
él/ella/usted	comprendería he/she/you would understand	he/she/you would understand
nosotros	comprenderíamos we would understand	we would understand
vosotros	comprenderíais you all would understand	you all would understand
ellos/ustedes	comprenderían they/you all would understand	they/you all would understand

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprenda that I understand	that I understand
tú	comprendas that you understand	that you understand
él/ella/usted	comprenda that he/she/you understand	that he/she/you understand
nosotros	comprendamos that we understand	that we understand
vosotros	comprendáis that you all understand	that you all understand
ellos/ustedes	comprendan that they/you all understand	that they/you all understand

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprendiera or comprendiese that I understood	that I understood
tú	comprendieras or comprendieses that you understood	that you understood
él/ella/usted	comprendiera or comprendiese that he/she/you understood	that he/she/you understood
nosotros	comprendiéramos or comprendiésemos that we understood	that we understood
vosotros	comprendierais or comprendieseis that you all understood	that you all understood
ellos/ustedes	comprendieran or comprendiesen that they/you all understood	that they/you all understood

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he comprendido I have understood	I have understood
tú	has comprendido you have understood	you have understood
él/ella/usted	ha comprendido he/she/you have understood	he/she/you have understood
nosotros	hemos comprendido we have understood	we have understood
vosotros	habéis comprendido you all have understood	you all have understood
ellos/ustedes	han comprendido they/you all have understood	they/you all have understood

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había comprendido I had understood	I had understood
tú	habías comprendido you had understood	you had understood
él/ella/usted	había comprendido he/she/you had understood	he/she/you had understood
nosotros	habíamos comprendido we had understood	we had understood
vosotros	habíais comprendido you all had understood	you all had understood
ellos/ustedes	habían comprendido they/you all had understood	they/you all had understood

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube comprendido I had understood	I had understood
tú	hubiste comprendido you had understood	you had understood
él/ella/usted	hubo comprendido he/she/you had understood	he/she/you had understood
nosotros	hubimos comprendido we had understood	we had understood
vosotros	hubisteis comprendido you all had understood	you all had understood
ellos/ustedes	hubieron comprendido they/you all had understood	they/you all had understood

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré comprendido I will have understood	I will have understood
tú	habrás comprendido you will have understood	you will have understood
él/ella/usted	habrá comprendido he/she/you will have understood	he/she/you will have understood
nosotros	habremos comprendido we will have understood	we will have understood
vosotros	habréis comprendido you all will have understood	you all will have understood
ellos/ustedes	habrán comprendido they/you all will have understood	they/you all will have understood

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría comprendido I would have understood	I would have understood
tú	habrías comprendido you would have understood	you would have understood
él/ella/usted	habría comprendido he/she/you would have understood	he/she/you would have understood
nosotros	habríamos comprendido we would have understood	we would have understood
vosotros	habríais comprendido you all would have understood	you all would have understood
ellos/ustedes	habrían comprendido they/you all would have understood	they/you all would have understood

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya comprendido that I have understood	that I have understood
tú	hayas comprendido that you have understood	that you have understood
él/ella/usted	haya comprendido that he/she/you have understood	that he/she/you have understood
nosotros	hayamos comprendido that we have understood	that we have understood
vosotros	hayáis comprendido that you all have understood	that you all have understood
ellos/ustedes	hayan comprendido that they/you all have understood	that they/you all have understood

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera comprendido that I had understood	that I had understood
tú	hubieras comprendido that you had understood	that you had understood
él/ella/usted	hubiera comprendido that he/she/you had understood	that he/she/you had understood
nosotros	hubiéramos comprendido that we had understood	that we had understood
vosotros	hubierais comprendido that you all had understood	that you all had understood
ellos/ustedes	hubieran comprendido that they/you all had understood	that they/you all had understood

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	comprende	understand! (you)
usted	comprenda	understand! (you formal)
nosotros	comprendamos	let's understand!
vosotros	comprended	understand! (you all)
ustedes	comprendan	understand! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no comprendas	don't understand! (you)
usted	no comprenda	don't understand! (you formal)
nosotros	no comprendamos	let's not understand!
vosotros	no comprendáis	don't understand! (you all)
ustedes	no comprendan	don't understand! (you all)

Más sobre "comprender"

Ejemplos en contexto

Comprendí la explicación.

I understood the explanation.

Preterite

Comprendo tu situación.

I understand your situation.

Present

He comprendido el problema.

I have understood the problem.

Present Perfect

Comprenderás cuando seas mayor.

You will understand when you're older.

Future

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

entender(to understand)

Often interchangeable

Notas de uso

•Comprender is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to understand, to comprehend
•Often interchangeable with "entender"
•Slightly more formal than "entender"

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