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comprendere
to understand; include
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I understand |
| tu | you understand |
| lui/lei | he/she understands; you (formal) understand |
| noi | we understand |
| voi | you (plural) understand |
| loro | they understand |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I understood; I have understood |
| tu | you understood; you have understood |
| lui/lei | he/she understood; he/she has understood; you (formal) understood; you (formal) have understood |
| noi | we understood; we have understood |
| voi | you (plural) understood; you (plural) have understood |
| loro | they understood; they have understood |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I understood |
| tu | you understood |
| lui/lei | he/she understood; you (formal) understood |
| noi | we understood |
| voi | you (plural) understood |
| loro | they understood |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had understood |
| tu | you had understood |
| lui/lei | he/she had understood; you (formal) had understood |
| noi | we had understood |
| voi | you (plural) had understood |
| loro | they had understood |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I understood |
| tu | you understood |
| lui/lei | he/she understood; you (formal) understood |
| noi | we understood |
| voi | you (plural) understood |
| loro | they understood |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had understood (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had understood (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had understood (before the next past event); you (formal) had understood (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had understood (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had understood (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had understood (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will understand |
| tu | you will understand |
| lui/lei | he/she will understand; you (formal) will understand |
| noi | we will understand |
| voi | you (plural) will understand |
| loro | they will understand |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have understood |
| tu | you will have understood |
| lui/lei | he/she will have understood; you (formal) will have understood |
| noi | we will have understood |
| voi | you (plural) will have understood |
| loro | they will have understood |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would understand |
| tu | you would understand |
| lui/lei | he/she would understand; you (formal) would understand |
| noi | we would understand |
| voi | you (plural) would understand |
| loro | they would understand |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have understood |
| tu | you would have understood |
| lui/lei | he/she would have understood; you (formal) would have understood |
| noi | we would have understood |
| voi | you (plural) would have understood |
| loro | they would have understood |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I understand |
| tu | (that) you understand |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she understands; (that) you (formal) understand |
| noi | (that) we understand |
| voi | (that) you (plural) understand |
| loro | (that) they understand |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have understood |
| tu | (that) you have understood |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has understood; (that) you (formal) have understood |
| noi | (that) we have understood |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have understood |
| loro | (that) they have understood |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I understood |
| tu | (that) you understood |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she understood; (that) you (formal) understood |
| noi | (that) we understood |
| voi | (that) you (plural) understood |
| loro | (that) they understood |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had understood |
| tu | (that) you had understood |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had understood; (that) you (formal) had understood |
| noi | (that) we had understood |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had understood |
| loro | (that) they had understood |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | understand! |
| lui/lei | understand! (formal) |
| noi | let's understand! |
| voi | understand! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.