compreenderei

Compreenderei is the first-person singular form of the Portuguese verb compreender in the futuro do indicativo, meaning “I will understand.” It is used to express a future action in which the speaker expects to gain understanding of something. The form is more common in formal writing and, in European Portuguese, can appear in literary or judicial contexts; in Brazilian Portuguese, speakers often prefer periphrastic futures such as “eu vou compreender” or the synonym “eu entenderei,” though compreenderei remains correct and idiomatic in appropriate registers.

Etymology and cognates: compreender comes from Latin comprehendre, formed by cum- (“together”) and prehendere (“to seize, grasp”). This makes compreenderei cognate with Spanish comprender and English comprehend.

Conjugation and usage notes: Compreenderei follows a regular -er verb pattern in the futuro do indicativo. Beyond the first-person form, the full paradigm includes compreenderás, compreenderá, compreenderemos, compreenderéis, compreenderão. The tense signals a future moment when understanding occurs, rather than a completed action. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler or more common future constructions, but compreenderei remains accurate and stylistically suitable in formal or literary contexts.

Example: Eu compreenderei as razões por trás da decisão quando receber todas as informações. Translation: I will understand the reasons behind the decision when I receive all the information.

See also: compreender; entender; Portuguese verb conjugation; Latin roots.