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ellos entendían

understood

→ entender
entend understand + ían they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,671
understood Imperfect tense (they/you all understood; also used for ongoing or habitual past).
SP: Antes, no entendían las instrucciones.
EN: Before, they didn’t understand the instructions.
Conjugation of entender
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First entendía —
Third entendía entendían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First entendía —
Third entendía entendían
entendiera

Los antepasados lo entendían a la perfección.

Our ancestors understood it perfectly.

— Solaris (1972)

Pero esos ricos estudiantes con conciencia social no entendían.

But those wealthy, socially conscious students didn't understand.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

No lo entendían.

They didn't understand.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Tom y Mary no se entendían.

Tom and Mary didn't understand each other.

Supuse que ustedes dos se entendían, basado en su línea de trabajo.

I assumed that you two understood each other, based on your line of work.

— The Running Man (2025)

Quizás no entendían que nuestra vida estaba en peligro.

Perhaps they didn't understand that our lives were in danger.

— Malèna (2000)