entendre

understand

French verb

entendre — Present Simple in French

entendre Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeentendsI understand the problem.J'entends le problème.
tuentendsYou understand what she says.Tu entends ce qu'elle dit.
il/elleentendHe/she understands the situation well.Il/elle entend bien la situation.
nousentendonsWe understand your concerns.Nous entendons vos inquiétudes.
vousentendezYou all understand the instructions.Vous entendez les instructions.
ils/ellesentendentThey understand each other perfectly.Ils/elles s'entendent parfaitement.

entendre — Past Compound in French

entendre Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeai entenduI understood everything he said.J'ai entendu tout ce qu'il a dit.
tuas entenduYou understood the message.Tu as entendu le message.
il/ellea entenduShe understood the joke immediately.Elle a entendu la blague immédiatement.
nousavons entenduWe understood their concerns.Nous avons entendu leurs préoccupations.
vousavez entenduYou all understood the explanation.Vous avez entendu l'explication.
ils/ellesont entenduThey understood nothing.Ils n'ont rien entendu.

entendre — Imperfect in French

entendre Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeentendaisI understood everything he was saying.J'entendais tout ce qu'il disait.
tuentendaisYou understood the reasons back then.Tu entendais les raisons à l'époque.
il/elleentendaitHe/she understood the difficulties.Il/elle entendait les difficultés.
nousentendionsWe understood their point of view.Nous entendions leur point de vue.
vousentendiezYou all understood the message clearly.Vous entendiez le message clairement.
ils/ellesentendaientThey understood the importance of it.Ils/elles entendaient l'importance de cela.

entendre — Future in French

entendre Future conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeentendraiI'll understand better tomorrow.J'entendrai mieux demain.
tuentendrasYou'll understand when you're older.Tu entendras quand tu seras plus grand.
il/elleentendraHe/she will understand eventually.Il/elle entendra finalement.
nousentendronsWe'll understand after the meeting.Nous entendrons après la réunion.
vousentendrezYou all will understand the consequences.Vous entendrez les conséquences.
ils/ellesentendrontThey'll understand our decision.Ils/elles entendront notre décision.

entendre — Conditional in French

entendre Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeentendraisI'd understand if you explained.J'entendrais si tu expliquais.
tuentendraisYou'd understand with more context.Tu entendrais avec plus de contexte.
il/elleentendraitHe/she would understand your feelings.Il/elle entendrait tes sentiments.
nousentendrionsWe'd understand the rules better.Nous entendrions mieux les règles.
vousentendriezYou all would understand my position.Vous entendriez ma position.
ils/ellesentendraientThey'd understand if they listened.Ils/elles entendraient s'ils écoutaient.

entendre — Present Subjunctive in French

entendre Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeentendeI hope she understands the situation.J'espère qu'elle comprend la situation.
tuentendesIt's important that you understand the instructions.Il est important que tu entendes les instructions.
il/elleentendeI doubt he understands what I'm saying.Je doute qu'il entende ce que je dis.
nousentendionsShe wants us to understand her point of view.Elle veut que nous entendions son point de vue.
vousentendiezI'm afraid you all won't understand the problem.J'ai peur que vous n'entendiez pas le problème.
ils/ellesentendentIt's possible they understand French.Il est possible qu'ils entendent le français.