comprender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
comprender — understand
The imperative of comprender varies by person: comprende (tú), comprenda (usted), comprendamos (nosotros), comprended (vosotros), comprendan (ustedes).
comprender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to understand or grasp a concept, often used in instructional contexts like 'Understand this well!'
Notes on comprender in the Affirmative Imperative
Comprender is regular in the imperative. Note that the 'vosotros' form simply replaces the final -r with a -d.
Example Sentences
Comprende que no puedo ir hoy.
Understand that I cannot go today.
tú
Por favor, comprenda nuestra posición.
Please, understand our position.
usted
Comprended bien la lección antes de salir.
Understand the lesson well before leaving.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: comprendé (with accent) for tú
Correct: comprende
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command for regular verbs usually matches the third-person singular present and does not have an accent (unless it's a specific regional variation like voseo).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comprendo
Comprender is a regular -er verb in the present: comprendo, comprendes, comprende, comprendemos, comprendéis, comprenden.
Preterite
yo: comprendí
The preterite of comprender is regular: comprendí, comprendiste, comprendió, comprendimos, comprendisteis, comprendieron.
Imperfect
yo: comprendía
Comprender is regular in the imperfect: comprendía, comprendías, comprendía, comprendíamos, comprendíais, comprendían.
Future
yo: comprenderé
The future of comprender uses the full infinitive as the stem: comprenderé, comprenderás, comprenderá, comprenderemos, comprenderéis, comprenderán.
Conditional
yo: comprendería
The conditional of comprender is regular: comprendería, comprenderías, comprendería, comprenderíamos, comprenderíais, comprenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comprenda
The present subjunctive of comprender uses -a endings: comprenda, comprendas, comprenda, comprendamos, comprendáis, comprendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comprendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of comprender uses the preterite stem: comprendiera, comprendieras, comprendiera, comprendiéramos, comprendierais, comprendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comprendas
The negative imperative of comprender uses the present subjunctive: no comprendas, no comprenda, no comprendamos, no comprendáis, no comprendan.