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Learn Spanish (Spain): entender - to understand

Spanish (Spain)
/Stem-changing verbs: e to ie
/entender

entender

Word

entender

Meaning

to understand

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Usages of entender

Él no entiende la palabra.

He does not understand the word.

¿Entendéis el problema?

Do you (plural) understand the problem?

¿Entiendes al jefe?

Do you understand the boss?

¡Qué lío! No entiendo el problema.

What a mess! I do not understand the problem.

La generación mayor no entiende la tecnología.

The older generation does not understand the technology.

El inconveniente es que es complicado y nadie lo entiende.

The disadvantage is that it is complicated and nobody understands it.

¿Habéis entendido el problema?

Have you understood the problem?

No entiendo el ritmo de la nueva canción, ¿puedes volver a mezclarla?

I do not understand the rhythm of the new song, can you mix it again?

Al principio no entendía nada.

At first I did not understand anything.

Pronto entenderás la lección.

Soon you will understand the lesson.

No entiendo por qué te has hecho atea; antes eras budista.

I do not understand why you have become atheist; before you were Buddhist.

Estoy harto del ruido, y me da rabia que tú no lo entiendas.

I am fed up with the noise, and it makes me angry that you do not understand.

Antes la jefa no entendía los defectos; ahora es normal que los entienda.

Before, the boss did not understand the defects; now it is normal that she understands them.

Ella nunca entiende el sentido de lo que digo.

She never understands the meaning of what I say.

No entiendo lo que el cliente interpreta.

I do not understand what the client interprets.

Antes no entendía la expresión, o sea, no comprendía el contexto.

Before I didn't understand the expression, in other words, I didn't comprehend the context.

Ese matiz es bastante ambiguo, es decir, difícil de entender.

That nuance is quite ambiguous, that is to say, difficult to understand.

Entendemos la necesidad de una inspección.

We understand the need for an inspection.

El hecho de que no entiendas el matiz es normal.

The fact that you don't understand the nuance is normal.

La realidad es que nadie entiende este concepto.

The reality is that nobody understands this concept.

Entiendo tu punto de vista, pero no estoy de acuerdo.

I understand your point of view, but I do not agree.

Entiendo el catalán, pero no lo hablo.

I understand Catalan, but I don't speak it.

Si uno habla castellano, entiende bastante italiano.

If you speak Castilian, you understand quite a lot of Italian.

Quizás sostienen una teoría que nadie entiende.

Perhaps they maintain a theory that nobody understands.

Lo que importa es haber entendido la conferencia.

What matters is having understood the lecture.

No entiendo esta nueva manía.

I do not understand this new obsession.

Si no hubiéramos superado la barrera cultural, no nos entenderíamos.

If we had not overcome the cultural barrier, we would not understand each other.

Si ella se hubiera establecido aquí, hoy entendería el entorno.

If she had settled here, today she would understand the environment.

Mi hermano nunca termina de entender esta firme determinación.

My brother never quite understands this firm determination.

Te lo explicamos con el fin de que entiendas nuestra política sostenible.

We explain it to you with the aim that you understand our sustainable policy.

Los personajes superficiales no se entienden bien.

Superficial characters do not understand each other well.

Quiero entender este concepto abstracto.

I want to understand this abstract concept.

Dudo que ella entienda el algoritmo.

I doubt that she understands the algorithm.

Que yo entienda, la creencia es falsa.

As far as I understand, the belief is false.

A medida que el profesor usa el metrónomo, entiendo el compás.

As the teacher uses the metronome, I understand the measure.

Es importante entender bien esta materia.

It is important to understand this subject matter well.

La escritora explica todo con sencillez para que lo entendamos.

The writer explains everything with simplicity so we understand it.

Simplifica el texto y el cliente lo entenderá bien.

Simplify the text and the client will understand it well.

No entiendo la letra de esta canción.

I don't understand the lyrics of this song.

Mis hijos hablan a la vez y no entiendo nada.

My children talk at the same time and I don't understand anything.

Ana no parece entender nada.

Ana doesn't seem to understand anything.

Pese a que me lo explicó dos veces, no lo entendí.

Despite the fact that he explained it to me twice, I didn't understand it.

Habla de tal manera que nadie lo entiende.

He speaks in such a way that nobody understands him.

Lo explicó de tal modo que hasta los niños lo entendieron.

He explained it in such a way that even the children understood it.

Habló despacio para que todos entendieran.

He spoke slowly so that everyone would understand.

Nadie entiende el porqué de su decisión.

Nobody understands the reason for his decision.

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