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Conjugation of entender in Galician

entenderto understandregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendo
tientendes
el/elaentende
nósentendemos
vósentendedes
eles/elasentenden

Common mistakes in the Presente

  • euentiendoentendoMany learners use the Spanish stem-change (e→ie). In Galician the present is regular: entendo.

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Pretérito of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendín
tientendiches
el/elaentendeu
nósentendemos
vósentendestes
eles/elasentenderon

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • euentendíentendínSpanish preterite ending -í is often used by mistake. Galician uses -ín: entendín.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfecto of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendía
tientendías
el/elaentendía
nósentendiamos
vósentendiades
eles/elasentendían

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro of entender
PersonConjugation
euentenderei
tientenderás
el/elaentenderá
nósentenderemos
vósentenderedes
eles/elasentenderán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condicional of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendería
tientenderías
el/elaentendería
nósentenderiamos
vósentenderiades
eles/elasentenderían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subxuntivo presente of entender
PersonConjugation
euentenda
tientendas
el/elaentenda
nósentendamos
vósentendades
eles/elasentendan

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subxuntivo imperfecto of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendese
tientendeses
el/elaentendese
nósentendésemos
vósentendésedes
eles/elasentendesen

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo imperfecto

  • euentendieraentendeseLearners often supply the Spanish imperfect-subjunctive (-iera). Galician commonly uses the -se forms: entendese.

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of entender
PersonConjugation
tientende
el/elaentenda
nósentendamos
vósentended
eles/elasentendan

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • vósentendedesentendedConfusion with the present indicative (entendedes). The vós affirmative imperative is entended.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Xerundio of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendendo
tientendendo
el/elaentendendo
nósentendendo
vósentendendo
eles/elasentendendo

Common mistakes in the Xerundio

  • euentendiendoentendendoSpanish gerund (entendiendo) is often used by mistake. Galician gerund is entendendo.

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio of entender
PersonConjugation
euentendido
tientendido
el/elaentendido
nósentendido
vósentendido
eles/elasentendido

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".