Flash Card Error?

I'm confused. In Module 1, Language & Culture 2.4 (Directions) in the flashcards, there are 2 cards using the verb to understand. One says “Straight. Do you understand” and translates as “Recto. Entiendes?” but another says, “Do you understand everything?” and translates as “Entiende todo?”. Isn't “entiende” third person? Is this just an error or am I really confused?

Hola EdwaardM30,

“Entiende” is second person formal, “entiendes” familiar, informal. “Entienden” is third person.

Saludos,

Ricardo

Thank you very much, Ricardo.

¡Hola EdwardM30 y ricardo-rich! 

Just to expand a bit upon Ricardo's answer: entiende is indeed the second-person formal form (i.e. usted), and it's also the third-person singular form (i.e. él or ella). Here is a full conjugation table so that you can see it all together:

Also, it might be useful to note that when you are working on the Flashcards and other Reinforcement activities, you should be able to see a small notation in the upper right-hand corner for phrases involving the second person (i.e. a form of “you”). This notation lets you know which type of “you” is required for the answer. So for the question where the correct answer involves entiende, you should see the notation “S-F” in the upper corner. If you mouse over it or tap it, you'll see that it means that the singular, formal form of “you” is what is required. This can help you see why certain “you” sentences look so different from one another.

I hope that that is useful! Do let me know if you have any more questions.

Saludos,

Liss

De nada Edward,  

Third person singular, I should have mentioned that, and thanks as always to Liss for  clarifying.

Saludos,

Ricardo

¡De nada, Ricardo! :)

Saludos,

Liss

I am just at the very beginning of all of this but i appreciate the infromation about the notations in the upper right (?)  hand corner indicating which singular/plural, formal/informal to use.  

I'm still muddling through tu and tú (haha). but I think I am catching on!

¡Hola Jacqueline759!

I'm glad to hear that this was helpful! :) 

In case it's also useful, tú is the pronoun meaning “you,” while tu is a possessive meaning “your.” You can find additional explanations on tú “you” in Lesson 1.11: “'You,' ‘He’ and Other Pronouns,” and on tu / tus “your” in Lesson 4.8: "Talking About 'Yours' and 'Mine.'”

Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions!

Saludos,

Liss