entendiera

understood

→ entender
entend understand + iera imperfect subjunctive, 1st/3rd person singular
verb · singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,346
understood This form can also be used for “understood” in hypothetical or subordinate clauses.
SP: Quería que ella entendiera la pregunta.
EN: I wanted her to understand the question.
Conjugation of entender
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First entendía —
Third entendía entendían
entendiera

Tom no sabía que Mary entendiera francés.

Tom didn't know that Mary understood French.

Ojalá me entendiera.

I wish you understood me.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

«Eso suena como una amenaza.»«Es que yo quería que se entendiera como amenaza.»

“That sounds like a threat.” “That’s because I wanted it to come across as a threat.”

Hice como si no lo entendiera.

I pretended not to understand it.

Pero si entendiera cuál fue el delito, podría decirle a la gente qué buscar.

But if I understood what the crime was, I could tell people what to look for.

El perro ladraba como si se entendiera lo que yo había dicho.

The dog barked as if it understood what I had said.

Él habló lo suficientemente despacio para que cualquiera entendiera.

He spoke slowly enough for anyone to understand.

Dudo que Tom entendiera lo que trataba de decirle.

I doubt Tom understood what I was trying to tell him.

Tom no podía hacer que Mary entendiera lo que trataba de decir.

Tom couldn't get Mary to understand what he was trying to say.

Le habló duro para que entendiera la gravedad de la situación.

He spoke to her firmly so that she would understand the seriousness of the situation.