comprendre in French dictionary

  • comprendre

    Meanings and definitions of "comprendre"

    • Saisir le sens d’un mot
    • Être conscient de la signification de.
    • Inclure complètement ; décrire complètement ou de manière compréhensive.
    • Arriver à la compréhension du sens de.
    • comprendre (une situation ou les sentiments de quelqu’un)
    • marcher (fonctionner)
    • saisir (les paroles de quelqu’un)
    • connaître (une langue)

    Synonyms of "comprendre" in French dictionary

    percevoir, saisir, apercevoir are the top synonyms of "comprendre" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of comprendre

    • (Verb) This verb is conjugated on the model of prendre. That means it is quite irregular, with the following patterns: In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs). In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem comprenn- before mute ‘e’ and the stem compren- elsewhere. In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre.    Conjugation of comprendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive comprendre avoir compris
      gerund en comprenant en ayant compris
      present participle comprenant
      past participle compris
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present comprends comprends comprend comprenons comprenez comprennent
      imperfect comprenais comprenais comprenait comprenions compreniez comprenaient
      past historic1 compris compris comprit comprîmes comprîtes comprirent
      future comprendrai comprendras comprendra comprendrons comprendrez comprendront
      conditional comprendrais comprendrais comprendrait comprendrions comprendriez comprendraient
      compoundtenses present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
      simpletenses present comprenne comprennes comprenne comprenions compreniez comprennent
      imperfect1 comprisse comprisses comprît comprissions comprissiez comprissent
      compoundtenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — comprends — comprenons comprenez —
      1literary tenses
    • compren|dre
    • This verb is conjugated on the model of prendre. That means it is quite irregular, with the following patterns: In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs). In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem comprenn- before mute ‘e’ and the stem compren- elsewhere. In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre. Conjugation of comprendre
      simple compound
      infinitive comprendre avoir compris
      gerund en comprenant en ayant compris
      present participle comprenant
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɑ̃/
      past participle compris
      /kɔ̃.pʁi/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present comprends
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/       		comprends
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/       		comprend
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/       		comprenons
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃/       		comprenez
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.ne/       		comprennent
      /kɔ̃.pʁɛn/
      imperfect comprenais
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/       		comprenais
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/       		comprenait
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/       		comprenions
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.njɔ̃/       		compreniez
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nje/       		comprenaient
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/
      past historic1 compris
      /kɔ̃.pʁi/       		compris
      /kɔ̃.pʁi/       		comprit
      /kɔ̃.pʁi/       		comprîmes
      /kɔ̃.pʁim/       		comprîtes
      /kɔ̃.pʁit/       		comprirent
      /kɔ̃.pʁiʁ/
      future comprendrai
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁe/       		comprendras
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁa/       		comprendra
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁa/       		comprendrons
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/       		comprendrez
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁe/       		comprendront
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
      conditional comprendrais
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/       		comprendrais
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/       		comprendrait
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/       		comprendrions
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/       		comprendriez
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁi.je/       		comprendraient
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/
      compound
      tenses       		present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
      simple
      tenses       		present comprenne
      /kɔ̃.pʁɛn/       		comprennes
      /kɔ̃.pʁɛn/       		comprenne
      /kɔ̃.pʁɛn/       		comprenions
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.njɔ̃/       		compreniez
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nje/       		comprennent
      /kɔ̃.pʁɛn/
      imperfect1 comprisse
      /kɔ̃.pʁis/       		comprisses
      /kɔ̃.pʁis/       		comprît
      /kɔ̃.pʁi/       		comprissions
      /kɔ̃.pʁi.sjɔ̃/       		comprissiez
      /kɔ̃.pʁi.sje/       		comprissent
      /kɔ̃.pʁis/
      compound
      tenses       		past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — comprends
      /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/       		— comprenons
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃/       		comprenez
      /kɔ̃.pʁə.ne/       		—
      1literary tenses
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