Questions & Answers about —¿Entendido? —Sí, entendido.
How is entendido formed from the verb entender?
To make a regular past participle (which is like the "-ed" or "-en" form in English), you drop the ending of the infinitive verb. For -er and -ir verbs like entender (to understand), you add -ido to the stem. That gives us entendido (understood).
If a woman is answering, does she need to change it to entendida?
No, it stays entendido here. When used as a standalone conversational phrase meaning "Got it!" or "Understood?", it is a fixed expression and stays in the masculine singular form regardless of who is speaking. It would only change to entendida if it were used as an adjective describing a specific feminine noun.
Why use just the word entendido instead of a full sentence?
Just like in English, Spanish speakers often use the past participle all by itself as a quick, natural shortcut. Asking ¿Entendido? is a snappy way to ask "Is that understood?", and replying Entendido is a very common equivalent to saying "Got it."
Could I say comprendido here instead?
Yes! The verb comprender also means "to understand", and its regular past participle comprendido is used in the exact same way to ask or confirm if something is clear.
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