Breakdown of ¿Ustedes comprenden el libro?
el libro
the book
ustedes
you (plural)
comprender
to understand
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Questions & Answers about ¿Ustedes comprenden el libro?
Why does comprenden end in -en?
Comprender (to understand) is a regular verb that ends in -er. Because the subject of the sentence is ustedes (you plural), we drop the -er and add the matching ending, which is -en. This gives us comprenden.
Where is the word for "Do" in this question?
Spanish doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to ask questions! Instead, you just use the normal statement word order and add question marks (¿ ?) at the beginning and end. Ustedes comprenden means "you understand," and ¿Ustedes comprenden? means "Do you understand?".
Doesn't the -en verb ending also mean "they"?
Could I just say ¿Comprenden el libro? without the word ustedes?