comprender Negative Imperative Conjugation
comprender — understand
The negative imperative of comprender uses the present subjunctive: no comprendas, no comprenda, no comprendamos, no comprendáis, no comprendan.
comprender Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to understand something in a specific way, or when telling someone not to overthink/misinterpret something.
Notes on comprender in the Negative Imperative
Comprender is regular. All negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No comprendas mal mis palabras.
Don't misunderstand my words.
tú
No comprendan esto como una crítica.
Do not understand this as a criticism.
ustedes
No comprendamos el silencio como un sí.
Let's not understand the silence as a yes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no comprende
Correct: no comprendas
Why: Negative 'tú' commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comprende
The imperative of comprender varies by person: comprende (tú), comprenda (usted), comprendamos (nosotros), comprended (vosotros), comprendan (ustedes).