Comprendidas

Comprendidas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the Spanish verb comprender. In grammatical terms, it functions as an adjective or as part of a passive-like construction to describe feminine plural nouns that are understood, grasped, or included in a larger whole. Its use is common in both everyday language and formal registers.

As an adjective, comprender serves to modify a noun and must agree in gender and number. For example: las cláusulas comprendidas en el contrato (the clauses included in the contract) or las ideas comprendidas en el informe (the ideas understood in the report). In these contexts, comprende conveys either that something has been understood or that it is part of what is encompassed by a text or discussion.

In practice, comprender also appears in legal, contractual, and academic language to indicate scope or content. Phrases such as los conceptos comprendidos en la definición and los gastos comprendidos en la factura are commonly found, where the participle signals inclusion as part of a defined set. The nuance can vary slightly between “understood” and “included within,” depending on the surrounding language and the speaker’s intention.

Etymology traces comprende to the Latin comprehendere (with prefix com- and prehendere), evolving through Old Spanish into the modern verb entender and its participle comprendi-do. Related forms include comprender, comprensión, comprendido (masculine singular), y comprendida (feminine singular).

See also: comprender, comprensión, comprenderse. Notes: the form must agree with the noun it describes; cambiados in masculine would be comprendidos, while feminine singular would be comprendida.