entender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
entender — to understand
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change: entiende (tú), entienda (usted), entended (vosotros), entiendan (ustedes).
entender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command someone to understand or 'get' something, often used as 'entiende esto' (understand this).
Notes on entender in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form uses the stem change (entiende), while the vosotros form (entended) is always regular and ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
Entiende que no puedo ir.
Understand (informal) that I cannot go.
tú
Por favor, entienda mi frustración.
Please, understand (formal) my frustration.
Entiendan que es por su bien.
Understand (plural) that it is for your own good.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'entiende' for the formal 'usted' command.
Correct: entienda
Why: The formal command (usted) must use the subjunctive-based ending -a, while 'entiende' is for informal 'tú'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entiendo
Entender is a stem-changing verb (e-ie) in the present: entiendo, entiendes, entiende, entendemos, entendéis, entienden.
Preterite
yo: entendí
The preterite of entender is regular: entendí, entendiste, entendió, entendimos, entendisteis, entendieron.
Imperfect
yo: entendía
The imperfect of entender is regular: entendía, entendías, entendía, entendíamos, entendíais, entendían.
Future
yo: entenderé
The future tense of entender is regular: entenderé, entenderás, entenderá, entenderemos, entenderéis, entenderán.
Conditional
yo: entendería
The conditional of entender is regular: entendería, entenderías, entendería, entenderíamos, entenderíais, entenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entienda
The present subjunctive of entender follows the stem change: entienda, entiendas, entienda, entendamos, entendáis, entiendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of entender is regular: entendiera, entendieras, entendiera, entendiéramos, entendierais, entendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entiendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no entiendas, no entienda, no entendamos, no entendáis, no entiendan.