comprendido

Comprendido is the masculine singular past participle of the verb comprender, and it can function as an adjective or as part of verb constructions. In everyday Spanish it most commonly conveys two related ideas: that something has been understood, and that something is included within a scope or category. The feminine form is comprendida, and the plural forms are comprendidos and comprendidas.

Etymology and forms: Comprender comes from Latin comprehendere, meaning to seize or grasp together. As a participle, comprador is used with gender and number agreement: comprendido, comprendida, comprendidos, comprendidas. In many contexts, the sense is closer to “understood,” while in others it means “included” or “covered” within a set, range, or document.

Usage: When used to mean understood, it often appears with estar or quedar, or in impersonal constructions. Examples: “El mensaje quedó comprendido por todos,” meaning the message was understood by everyone; “Está comprendido en el presupuesto,” meaning it is included within the budget; “Los puntos comprendidos en el informe” refers to the points included in the report. The nuance can be subtle: comprender emphasizes mental grasp, while in the sense of inclusion, it stresses that something is part of a whole.

Comparison: Comprender and entender are related but not always interchangeable. Comprender can stress the scope and coherence of ideas or components, whereas entender is more about grasp or comprehension in general.

See also: comprender, entender, inclusión, cobertura.