How to Say ‘Misunderstood each other’ in Spain Spanish
Entendido mal
en-ten-DEE-doh mahl
[en-ten-DEE-doh mahl]
💬 Usage Tip: With [entenderse mal], the [mal] comes after the verb, not before it. You can reuse that pattern in [nos conocemos mal] or [me expliqué mal].
Phrase Breakdown
Entendido
[en-ten-DEE-doh]
understood
Past participle meaning understood; often used with haber in perfect tenses.
He entendido mal dónde debía esperar el taxi.
I misunderstood where I was supposed to wait for the taxi.
mal
[mahl]
badly
Describes that something was interpreted incorrectly.
El mensaje estaba escrito mal y causó confusión.
The message was written badly and caused confusion.
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