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compreender
to understand, to comprehend
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I understand |
| você, ele, ela | you understand; he/she understands |
| nós | we understand |
| a gente | we understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) understand; they understand |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I understand right now |
| você, ele, ela | you understand right now; he/she understands right now |
| nós | we understand right now |
| a gente | we understand right now |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) understand right now; they understand right now |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I understood at that time |
| você, ele, ela | you understood at that time; he/she understood at that time |
| nós | we understood at that time |
| a gente | we understood at that time |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) understood at that time; they understood at that time |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I understood |
| você, ele, ela | you understood; he/she understood |
| nós | we understood |
| a gente | we understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) understood; they understood |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I understood |
| você, ele, ela | you understood; he/she understood |
| nós | we understood |
| a gente | we understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) understood; they understood |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have understood lately |
| você, ele, ela | you have understood lately; he/she has understood lately |
| nós | we have understood lately |
| a gente | we have understood lately |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have understood lately; they have understood lately |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had understood |
| você, ele, ela | you had understood; he/she had understood |
| nós | we had understood |
| a gente | we had understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had understood; they had understood |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had understood |
| você, ele, ela | you had understood; he/she had understood |
| nós | we had understood |
| a gente | we had understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had understood; they had understood |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will understand |
| você, ele, ela | you will understand; he/she will understand |
| nós | we will understand |
| a gente | we will understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will understand; they will understand |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have understood |
| você, ele, ela | you will have understood; he/she will have understood |
| nós | we will have understood |
| a gente | we will have understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have understood; they will have understood |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to understand |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to understand; he/she is going to understand |
| nós | we are going to understand |
| a gente | we are going to understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to understand; they are going to understand |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to understand |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to understand; he/she was going to understand |
| nós | we were going to understand |
| a gente | we were going to understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to understand; they were going to understand |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would understand |
| você, ele, ela | you would understand; he/she would understand |
| nós | we would understand |
| a gente | we would understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would understand; they would understand |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have understood |
| você, ele, ela | you would have understood; he/she would have understood |
| nós | we would have understood |
| a gente | we would have understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have understood; they would have understood |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I understand |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you understand; (that) he/she understands |
| nós | (that) we understand |
| a gente | (that) we understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) understand; (that) they understand |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I understood |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you understood; (if) he/she understood |
| nós | (if) we understood |
| a gente | (if) we understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) understood; (if) they understood |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have understood |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have understood; (that) he/she has understood |
| nós | (that) we have understood |
| a gente | (that) we have understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have understood; (that) they have understood |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had understood |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had understood; (that) he/she had understood |
| nós | (that) we had understood |
| a gente | (that) we had understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had understood; (that) they had understood |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I understand |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you understand; (when/if) he/she understands |
| nós | (when/if) we understand |
| a gente | (when/if) we understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) understand; (when/if) they understand |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have understood |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have understood; (when/if) he/she has understood |
| nós | (when/if) we have understood |
| a gente | (when/if) we have understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have understood; (when/if) they have understood |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | understand! |
| nós | let's understand! |
| vocês, eles, elas | understand! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not understand! |
| nós | let's not understand! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not understand! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to understand |
| você, ele, ela | for you to understand; for him/her to understand |
| nós | for us to understand |
| a gente | for us to understand |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to understand; for them to understand |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have understood |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have understood; for him/her to have understood |
| nós | for us to have understood |
| a gente | for us to have understood |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have understood; for them to have understood |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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