The Spanish verb entender (to understand) is irregular since the stem changes in some forms El Presente and the endings are irregular as well.
| yo | entiendo |
| tú | entiendes |
| él / ella / Ud. | entiende |
| nosotros /nosotras | entendemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | entendéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | entienden |
Notice how the first vowel -e- in the stem becomes -ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Read and listen to these examples:
Yo no entiendo nada de lo que me dices.
I do not understand anything you say to me.
¿Tú entiendes español?
Do you understand Spanish?
Ella entiende de arte.
She knows about art.
Nosotros entendemos su punto de vista.
We understand her point of view.
Vosotros entendéis muy bien a la gente.
You understand people very well.
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¿Tú entiendes español?
Do you understand Spanish?
Yo no entiendo nada de lo que me dices.
I do not understand anything you say to me.
Ella entiende de arte.
She knows about art.
Ellos entienden la situación.
They understand the situation.
Vosotros entendéis muy bien a la gente.
You understand people very well.
Nosotros entendemos su punto de vista.
We understand her point of view.
Stuart
Kwiziq community member
1 May 2019
2 replies
In the sentence Vosotros entendéis muy bien a la gente - wondering why muy bien is after entendéis and not after gente?
I'm guessing it's because it's the adverb of understand, not because it's the adjective of gente? Thank you!
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
1 May 2019
1/05/19
Hola Stuart
You can place the adverb after the verb or at the end of the sentence. Both would be correct.
Vosotros entendéis muy bien a la gente or Vosotros entendéis a la gente muy bien.
Here are other examples where you can be flexible on the placement:
"La familia camina lentamente por la playa" or "La familia camina por la playa lentamente"
(The family is walking slowly along the beach)
"Mi madre está cantando en la cocina felizmente" or "Mi madre está cantando felizmente en la cocina"
Hope this helps
Inma
Stuart
Kwiziq community member
1 May 2019
1/05/19
Buenas Inma, lovely stuff - thank you!