entender

=

to understand

verbo

entender
transitive verb
1. to understand (comprender)
  • ahora entiendo lo que quieres decir -> now I understand o know what you mean
  • no te entiendo, habla más despacio -> I don't understand you, could you speak more slowly?
  • no entiendo cómo puede gustarte Arturo -> I don't know what you see in Arturo
  • no entiendo nada, ¿no deberían haber llegado ya? -> I just can't understand it, surely they were supposed to have arrived by now
  • ¡no hay quien te entienda! -> you're impossible!
  • ¿tú qué entiendes por “amistad”? -> what do you understand by “friendship”?
  • dar a entender que… -> to imply (that)…
  • hasta que no llegue no podemos empezar, ¿entiendes? -> we can't start until she gets here, all right?
2. to think (juzgar, opinar)
  • yo no lo entiendo así -> I don't see it that way
intransitive verb
3. (saber)
  • entender de algo -> to know about something
  • entender poco/algo de -> to know very little/a little about
4. (ocuparse)
  • entender de o en -> to deal with (en general)
entenderse
pronomial verb
1. to know what one means (comprenderse) (uno mismo); to understand each other (dos personas)
  • yo ya me entiendo -> I know what I'm doing
  • se entienden en inglés -> they communicate with each other in English
2. to get on (llevarse bien)
3. to reach an agreement (ponerse de acuerdo)
4. (informal) (apañarse)
  • allá te las entiendas tú con la lavadora -> the washing machine's your problem
masculine noun
also:
  • a mi entender… -> the way I see it…

entender [en-ten-derr’]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1. To understand, to comprehend (comprender), to conceive, to relieve, to hear. (n)
2. To remark, to take notice of, to realize (darse cuenta). (n)
3. To reason, to think (creer), to judge. (n)
4. To be employed about or engaged in something. (n)
  • A mi entender -> in my opinion
  • Lo mismo se debe entender este artículo -> the same construction is to be given to this article
  • Entenderse con alguno -> to address or correspond with someone
  • Tenga usted entendido, -> warn you, or, you must be aware, you must keep in mind
  • Sólo me he entendido con él -> I have applied only to, or had correspondence only with him, I have known no other person but him
  • No entiendo palabra -> it’s Greek to me
  • Hacer entender algo a uno -> to make somebody understand something
  • Entender de carpintería -> to know all about carpentry
  • Ella no entiende de coches -> she’s hopeless with cars
verb reflexive
5. To have some motive for doing a thing (tener razones).
  • Él se entiende -> he knows what he is about
6. To agree or be agreed.
7. To understand each other (dos personas).
  • Entender de alguna cosa -> to be skilful in anything
  • Entenderse con alguna cosa -> to take the charge or management of a chair
  • Ya te entiendo -> I know your intention
  • Se entiende que ->
  • Entenderse con una mujer -> to have an affair with a woman
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Conjugación de "entender"

Infinitivo
entender
Gerundio
entendiendo
Particípio
entendido
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo entiendo entendí entendía entenderé entienda
entiendes entendiste entendías entenderás entiendas
Ella/Él/Usted entiende entendió entendía entenderá entienda
Nosotros entendemos entendimos entendíamos entenderemos entendamos
Vosotros entendéis entendisteis entendíais entenderéis entendáis
Ellos/Ustedes entienden entendieron entendían entenderán entiendan
Completo entender conjugación

"entender" en el foro de Respuestas

P: "Probablement no voy a entender"
R: I'd say "probablemente no voy a entender todo lo que (tú) digas, pero voy a intentarlo". The "digas" is there because it's unknown what exactly she's…
P: a few questions: comprender and entender, a "cool thing to do"..
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P: Que horror: no puedo entender este frase.
R: A siquitraqu***e*** is a firecracker. son fuegos artificiales, son los pequeñitos que tienen una mecha y explotan. Aveces la gente ponen un paquete entero…
P: Comprender, entender y aprender - ¿Qué es la diferencia?
R: Eddy wrote: *I am not getting into the odds argument as you are obviously quoting different currencies and exchange rates, hehe.* Yes, I momentarily confused…
P: What is the difference between 'entender' and 'comprender'
R: HI Sofia, well done, you made a search and found some answers, thanks:-) To give you some examples: **Only Entender** For example when some people have…
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