endiste

Endiste is not a standard Spanish word form. It is commonly a misspelling or typographical error for entendiste, which is the second-person singular preterite form of entender and means “you understood.”

In Spanish, entender is an -er verb. Its correct preterite forms are: yo entendí, tú entendiste, él/ella/Ud. entendió, nosotros entendimos, vosotros entendisteis, ellos/ellas/Uds. entendieron. Because of the similarity in spelling, endiste often appears in informal writing, text messages, or drafts where the sequence ent- is shortened or letters are omitted.

Usage guidance: When writing or editing Spanish, use entendiste for the tú form in the preterite. Endiste has no recognized place in standard Spanish and is generally considered an error. Correcting such misspellings helps maintain clarity and grammatical accuracy in formal and educational contexts.

Example:

Correct: ¿Qué entendiste de la clase?

Incorrect: ¿Qué endiste de la clase?

Etymology and related forms: entender derives from Latin intendere, and its preterite forms follow the regular -er verb pattern in Spanish. Related nouns include entendimiento (understanding) and entenderse (to understand each other).