explicar
to explain
Transitive verb
- 1
to explain
¿Me puedes explicar esto otra vez?
Reflexive verb
- 1
(to explain oneself, to make oneself clear) explain oneself
No me expliqué bien.
1to explain
¿Me puedes explicar esto otra vez?
Can you explain this to me again?La profesora explicó la lección claramente.
The teacher explained the lesson clearly.Te explicaré las reglas más tarde.
I will explain the rules to you later.Por favor, explica la lección.
Please explain the lesson.2(to explain oneself, to make oneself clear)explain oneself
No me expliqué bien.
I didn't explain myself well.Él intentó explicarse, pero nadie lo entendió.
He tried to explain himself, but nobody understood him.Necesitas explicarte mejor si quieres que te comprendan.
You need to explain yourself better if you want them to understand you.Necesito explicarme mejor.
I need to explain myself better.Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularexplicaría
2nd singularexplicarías
3rd singularexplicaría
1st pluralexplicaríamos
2nd pluralexplicaríais
3rd pluralexplicarían
future indicative
1st singularexplicaré
2nd singularexplicarás
3rd singularexplicará
1st pluralexplicaremos
2nd pluralexplicaréis
3rd pluralexplicarán
gerund
explicando
imperative affirmative
2nd singularexplica
1st pluralexpliquemos
2nd pluralexplicad
imperative negative
2nd singularno expliques
1st pluralno expliquemos
2nd pluralno expliquéis
imperfect indicative
1st singularexplicaba
2nd singularexplicabas
3rd singularexplicaba
1st pluralexplicábamos
2nd pluralexplicabais
3rd pluralexplicaban
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularexplicara
2nd singularexplicaras
3rd singularexplicara
1st pluralexplicáramos
2nd pluralexplicarais
3rd pluralexplicaran
infinitive
explicar
participle
explicado
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía explicado
2nd singularhabías explicado
3rd singularhabía explicado
1st pluralhabíamos explicado
2nd pluralhabíais explicado
3rd pluralhabían explicado
present indicative
1st singularexplico
2nd singularexplicas
3rd singularexplica
1st pluralexplicamos
2nd pluralexplicáis
3rd pluralexplican
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe explicado
2nd singularhas explicado
3rd singularha explicado
1st pluralhemos explicado
2nd pluralhabéis explicado
3rd pluralhan explicado
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya explicado
2nd singularhayas explicado
3rd singularhaya explicado
1st pluralhayamos explicado
2nd pluralhayáis explicado
3rd pluralhayan explicado
present subjunctive
1st singularexplique
2nd singularexpliques
3rd singularexplique
1st pluralexpliquemos
2nd pluralexpliquéis
3rd pluralexpliquen
preterite indicative
1st singularexpliqué
2nd singularexplicaste
3rd singularexplicó
1st pluralexplicamos
2nd pluralexplicasteis
3rd pluralexplicaron