Conjugation of entender in Galician
entenderto understandregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendo | |
| ti | entendes | |
| el/ela | entende | |
| nós | entendemos | |
| vós | entendedes | |
| eles/elas | entenden |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
entiendoentendoMany learners use the Spanish stem-change (e→ie). In Galician the present is regular: entendo.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendín | |
| ti | entendiches | |
| el/ela | entendeu | |
| nós | entendemos | |
| vós | entendestes | |
| eles/elas | entenderon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
entendíentendínSpanish preterite ending -í is often used by mistake. Galician uses -ín: entendín.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendía | |
| ti | entendías | |
| el/ela | entendía | |
| nós | entendiamos | |
| vós | entendiades | |
| eles/elas | entendían |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entenderei | |
| ti | entenderás | |
| el/ela | entenderá | |
| nós | entenderemos | |
| vós | entenderedes | |
| eles/elas | entenderán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendería | |
| ti | entenderías | |
| el/ela | entendería | |
| nós | entenderiamos | |
| vós | entenderiades | |
| eles/elas | entenderían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entenda | |
| ti | entendas | |
| el/ela | entenda | |
| nós | entendamos | |
| vós | entendades | |
| eles/elas | entendan |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendese | |
| ti | entendeses | |
| el/ela | entendese | |
| nós | entendésemos | |
| vós | entendésedes | |
| eles/elas | entendesen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo imperfecto
- eu
entendieraentendeseLearners often supply the Spanish imperfect-subjunctive (-iera). Galician commonly uses the -se forms: entendese.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | entende | |
| el/ela | entenda | |
| nós | entendamos | |
| vós | entended | |
| eles/elas | entendan |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
entendedesentendedConfusion with the present indicative (entendedes). The vós affirmative imperative is entended.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendendo | |
| ti | entendendo | |
| el/ela | entendendo | |
| nós | entendendo | |
| vós | entendendo | |
| eles/elas | entendendo |
Common mistakes in the Xerundio
- eu
entendiendoentendendoSpanish gerund (entendiendo) is often used by mistake. Galician gerund is entendendo.
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | entendido | |
| ti | entendido | |
| el/ela | entendido | |
| nós | entendido | |
| vós | entendido | |
| eles/elas | entendido |
entender — frequently asked questions
Is entender a regular verb?
Yes — entender is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does entender mean?
entender is a Galician verb meaning "to understand".