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—Llegamos a las ocho. —Entendido.

—Llegamos a las ocho. —Entendido.
—We arrive at eight. —Understood.
From Lesson 115:Regular past participles (-ado, -ido)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of —Llegamos a las ocho. —Entendido.

llegar
to arrive
entendido
understood! got it

Questions & Answers about —Llegamos a las ocho. —Entendido.

Why is the word entendido used here for "understood"?
Entendido is the past participle of the verb entender (to understand). To form the regular past participle for an -er or -ir verb, you drop the ending and add -ido. Here, it's used exactly like the English word "understood" to confirm that you got the message.
Can llegamos also mean "we arrived" in the past tense?
Yes! For -ar verbs like llegar (to arrive), the "we" form is exactly the same in both the present tense (llegamos = we arrive) and the past tense (llegamos = we arrived). You have to use the context of the conversation to know which one is meant.
Why do we need las in a las ocho?
In Spanish, hours are treated as feminine plural nouns because they refer to las horas (the hours). Whenever you say "at" a specific time, you must include las (or la for one o'clock). A las ocho translates literally to "at the eight (hours)".
Is saying just Entendido a normal way to reply to someone?
Yes, absolutely. Just like saying "Understood" or "Got it" in English, replying with the lone past participle Entendido is a very common and natural way to confirm that you comprehend a plan or instruction.

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