explicar

explicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pliˈka]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [eks.pliˈkaɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliquí, past participle explicat)(transitive)

  1. to explain
  2. to tell, to narrate (a story)
    Synonym: (less common) contar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive explicar
gerund explicant
past participle masculine feminine
singular explicat explicada
plural explicats explicades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present explico expliques explica expliquem expliqueu expliquen
imperfect explicava explicaves explicava explicàvem explicàveu explicaven
future explicaré explicaràs explicarà explicarem explicareu explicaran
preterite expliquí explicares explicà explicàrem explicàreu explicaren
conditional explicaria explicaries explicaria explicaríem explicaríeu explicarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present expliqui expliquis expliqui expliquem expliqueu expliquin
imperfect expliqués expliquessis expliqués expliquéssim expliquéssiu expliquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — explica expliqui expliquem expliqueu expliquin
negative (no) — no expliquis no expliqui no expliquem no expliqueu no expliquin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin explicāre.

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliquei, past participle explicado)

  1. to explain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explicar (c-qu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal explicar
Personal explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicaren
Gerund
explicando
Past participle
Masculine explicado explicados
Feminine explicada explicadas
Indicative
Present explico explicas explica explicamos explicades explican
Imperfect explicaba explicabas explicaba explicabamos explicabades explicaban
Preterite expliquei explicaches explicou explicamos explicastes explicaron
Pluperfect explicara explicaras explicara explicaramos explicarades explicaran
Future explicarei explicarás explicará explicaremos explicaredes explicarán
Conditional explicaría explicarías explicaría explicariamos explicariades explicarían
Subjunctive
Present explique expliques explique expliquemos expliquedes expliquen
Imperfect explicase explicases explicase explicásemos explicásedes explicasen
Future explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicaren
Imperative
Affirmative explica explique expliquemos explicade expliquen
Negative (non) non expliques non explique non expliquemos non expliquedes non expliquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of explicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal explicar
Personal explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Gerund
explicando
Past participle
Masculine explicado explicados
Feminine explicada explicadas
Indicative
Present explico explicas explica explicamos explicades, explicais explicam
Imperfect explicava explicavas explicava explicávamos explicávades, explicáveis, explicávais1 explicavam
Preterite expliquei explicaste, explicache1 explicou explicamos explicastes explicárom, explicaram
Pluperfect explicara explicaras explicara explicáramos explicárades, explicáreis, explicárais1 explicaram
Future explicarei explicarás explicará explicaremos explicaredes, explicareis explicarám, explicarão
Conditional explicaria explicarias explicaria explicaríamos explicaríades, explicaríeis, explicaríais1 explicariam
Subjunctive
Present explique expliques explique expliquemos expliquedes, expliqueis expliquem
Imperfect explicasse explicasses explicasse explicássemos explicássedes, explicásseis explicassem
Future explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Imperative
Affirmative explica explique expliquemos explicade, explicai expliquem
Negative (nom) nom expliques nom explique nom expliquemos nom expliquedes, nom expliqueis nom expliquem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin explicāre.

Verb

explicar

  1. to explain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explicar
infinitive explicar
participle present perfect
explicante explicate
active simple perfect
present explica ha explicate
past explicava habeva explicate
future explicara habera explicate
conditional explicarea haberea explicate
imperative explica —
passive simple perfect
present es explicate ha essite explicate
past esseva explicate habeva essite explicate
future essera explicate habera essite explicate
conditional esserea explicate haberea essite explicate
imperative sia explicate —

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

explicar (Languedoc, Limousin, Provençal)

  1. to explain

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive explicar aver explicat
gerund explicant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle explicat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present expliqui explicas explica explicam explicatz explican
imperfect explicavi explicavas explicava explicàvem explicàvetz explicavan
preterite expliquèri expliquères expliquèt expliquèrem expliquèretz expliquèron
future explicarai explicaràs explicarà explicarem explicaretz explicaràn
conditional explicariái explicariás explicariá explicariam explicariatz explicarián
conditional 2nd form1 expliquèra expliquèras expliquèra expliqueram expliqueratz expliquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present explique expliques explique expliquem expliquetz expliquen
imperfect expliquèssi expliquèsses expliquèsse expliquèssem expliquèssetz expliquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
explica expliquem explicatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive explicar aver explicat
gerund explicant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle explicat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present explique expliques explica explicam explicatz explicon
imperfect explicave explicaves explicava explicaviam explicaviatz explicavon
preterite expliquere expliqueres expliquet expliquem expliquetz expliqueron
future explicarai explicaràs explicará explicarem explicaretz explicarán
conditional explicariá explicariás explicariá explicariam explicariatz explicarián
conditional 2nd form1 expliquèra expliquèras expliquèra expliqueram expliqueratz expliquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present explique expliques explique explicassiam explicassiatz explicon
imperfect expliquesse expliquesses expliquesse expliquessiam expliquessiatz expliquesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
explica explicassiam explicatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive explicar aver explicat
gerund explicant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle explicat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present expliqui explicas explica explicam explicatz explican
imperfect explicavi explicavas explicava explicàvam explicàvatz explicavan
preterite expliquèi expliquès expliquè expliquèm expliquètz expliquèn
future explicarèi explicaràs explicarà explicaram explicaratz explicaràn
conditional explicarí explicarés explicaré explicarem explicaretz explicarén
conditional 2nd form1 expliquèra expliquèras expliquèra expliqueram expliqueratz expliquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present expliqui expliques explique expliquem expliquetz expliquen
imperfect expliquèssi expliquèsses expliquèsse expliquèssem expliquèssetz expliquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
explica expliquem explicatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive explicar aver explicat
gerund explicant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle explicat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present explique explicas explica explicam explicatz explican
imperfect explicava explicavas explicava explicàvam explicàvatz explicavan
preterite expliquei expliqueras expliquet expliquèram expliquèratz expliqueran
future explicarai explicaràs explicará explicarem explicaretz explicarán
conditional explicariá explicariàs explicariá explicariam explicariatz explicarián
conditional 2nd form1 expliquèra expliquèras expliquèra expliqueram expliqueratz expliquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present explique expliques explique expliquem expliquetz expliquen
imperfect expliquèsse expliquèsses expliquèsse expliquèssem expliquèssetz expliquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
explica expliquem explicatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive explicar aver explicat
gerund explicant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle explicat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present explique expliques explica explicam explicatz explican
imperfect explicavi explicavas explicava explicàvem explicàvetz explicavan
preterite expliquère expliquères expliquèt expliqueriam expliqueriatz expliquèron
future explicarai explicaràs explicarà explicarem explicaretz explicaràn
conditional explicariáu explicariás explicariá explicariam explicariatz explicarián
conditional 2nd form1 expliquèra expliquèras expliquèra expliqueram expliqueratz expliquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present explique expliques explique expliquem expliquetz explican
imperfect expliquèsse expliquèsses expliquèsse expliquessiam expliquessiatz expliquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
explica expliquem explicatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 464
  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 308
  • Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN, page 286.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [is.pliˈka(h)], /es.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [es.pliˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pliˈka(ɾ)/, /es.pliˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pliˈka(χ)], /eʃ.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pliˈka(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /is.pliˈka(ɻ)/, /es.pliˈka(ɻ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [es.pliˈka(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pliˈkaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pliˈkaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pliˈkaɾ/, /ejʃ.pliˈkaɾ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pliˈkaɾ/, /ejʃ.pliˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pliˈka.ɾi/, /eʃ.pliˈka.ɾi/

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliquei, past participle explicado)

  1. (transitive) to explain
    Synonym: (less common) explanar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal explicar
Personal explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Gerund
explicando
Past participle
Masculine explicado explicados
Feminine explicada explicadas
Indicative
Present explico explicas explica explicamos explicais explicam
Imperfect explicava explicavas explicava explicávamos explicáveis explicavam
Preterite expliquei explicaste explicou explicamos1, explicámos2 explicastes explicaram
Pluperfect explicara explicaras explicara explicáramos explicáreis explicaram
Future explicarei explicarás explicará explicaremos explicareis explicarão
Conditional explicaria explicarias explicaria explicaríamos explicaríeis explicariam
Subjunctive
Present explique expliques explique expliquemos expliqueis expliquem
Imperfect explicasse explicasses explicasse explicássemos explicásseis explicassem
Future explicar explicares explicar explicarmos explicardes explicarem
Imperative
Affirmative explica explique expliquemos explicai expliquem
Negative (não) não expliques não explique não expliquemos não expliqueis não expliquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡspliˈkaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.pliˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): /espliˈkaɾ/ [es.pliˈkaɾ] (common)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧pli‧car

Verb

explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliqué, past participle explicado)

  1. (transitive) to explain
    Synonym: explanar (literary)
    Near-synonyms: aclarar, describir, detallar, desglosar, simplificar
  2. (reflexive) to explain oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive explicar
gerund explicando
past participle masculine feminine
singular explicado explicada
plural explicados explicadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present explico explicastú
explicásvos 		explica explicamos explicáis explican
imperfect explicaba explicabas explicaba explicábamos explicabais explicaban
preterite expliqué explicaste explicó explicamos explicasteis explicaron
future explicaré explicarás explicará explicaremos explicaréis explicarán
conditional explicaría explicarías explicaría explicaríamos explicaríais explicarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present explique expliquestú
expliquésvos2 		explique expliquemos expliquéis expliquen
imperfect
(ra) 		explicara explicaras explicara explicáramos explicarais explicaran
imperfect
(se) 		explicase explicases explicase explicásemos explicaseis explicasen
future1 explicare explicares explicare explicáremos explicareis explicaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative explicatú
explicávos 		explique expliquemos explicad expliquen
negative no expliques no explique no expliquemos no expliquéis no expliquen

1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of explicar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive explicar dative explicarme explicarte explicarle, explicarse explicarnos explicaros explicarles, explicarse
accusative explicarme explicarte explicarlo, explicarla, explicarse explicarnos explicaros explicarlos, explicarlas, explicarse
with gerund explicando dative explicándome explicándote explicándole, explicándose explicándonos explicándoos explicándoles, explicándose
accusative explicándome explicándote explicándolo, explicándola, explicándose explicándonos explicándoos explicándolos, explicándolas, explicándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative explica dative explícame explícate explícale explícanos not used explícales
accusative explícame explícate explícalo, explícala explícanos not used explícalos, explícalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative explicá dative explicame explicate explicale explicanos not used explicales
accusative explicame explicate explicalo, explicala explicanos not used explicalos, explicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative explique dative explíqueme not used explíquele, explíquese explíquenos not used explíqueles
accusative explíqueme not used explíquelo, explíquela, explíquese explíquenos not used explíquelos, explíquelas
with first-person plural imperative expliquemos dative not used expliquémoste expliquémosle expliquémonos expliquémoos expliquémosles
accusative not used expliquémoste expliquémoslo, expliquémosla expliquémonos expliquémoos expliquémoslos, expliquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative explicad dative explicadme not used explicadle explicadnos explicaos explicadles
accusative explicadme not used explicadlo, explicadla explicadnos explicaos explicadlos, explicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative expliquen dative explíquenme not used explíquenle explíquennos not used explíquenles, explíquense
accusative explíquenme not used explíquenlo, explíquenla explíquennos not used explíquenlos, explíquenlas, explíquense
    Conjugation of explicarse (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive explicarse
gerund explicándose
past participle masculine feminine
singular explicado explicada
plural explicados explicadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive explicarme explicarte explicarse explicarnos explicaros explicarse
gerund explicándome explicándote explicándose explicándonos explicándoos explicándose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me explico te explicastú
te explicásvos 		se explica nos explicamos os explicáis se explican
imperfect me explicaba te explicabas se explicaba nos explicábamos os explicabais se explicaban
preterite me expliqué te explicaste se explicó nos explicamos os explicasteis se explicaron
future me explicaré te explicarás se explicará nos explicaremos os explicaréis se explicarán
conditional me explicaría te explicarías se explicaría nos explicaríamos os explicaríais se explicarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me explique te expliquestú
te expliquésvos2 		se explique nos expliquemos os expliquéis se expliquen
imperfect
(ra) 		me explicara te explicaras se explicara nos explicáramos os explicarais se explicaran
imperfect
(se) 		me explicase te explicases se explicase nos explicásemos os explicaseis se explicasen
future1 me explicare te explicares se explicare nos explicáremos os explicareis se explicaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative explícatetú
explicatevos 		explíquese expliquémonos explicaos explíquense
negative no te expliques no se explique no nos expliquemos no os expliquéis no se expliquen

1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

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