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explicar
explicar
Catalan
Verb
explicar (first-person singular present explico, past participle explicat)
- to explain
Conjugation
Conjugation of explicar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | explicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | 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 | |
| — | explica | expliqui | expliquem | expliqueu | expliquin | ||
Related terms
- explic m
- explicable adj
- explicació f
- explicador adj, m
- explicatiu adj
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.
Verb
explicar
- to explain
Conjugation
Conjugation of “explicar”
| Nominal forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | explicar | ||
| Present | Perfect | ||
| Participles | explicante | explicate | |
| Personal forms | |||
| Simple | Perfect | ||
| Active voice | Present | explica | ha explicate |
| Past | explicava | habeva explicate | |
| Future | explicara | habera explicate | |
| Conditional | explicarea | haberea explicate | |
| Imperative | explica | -- | |
| Passive voice | 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 | -- | |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/
- Hyphenation: ex‧pli‧car
Verb
explicar (first-person singular present indicative explico, past participle explicado)
- (transitive) to explain
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb explicar
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.
Verb
explicar (first-person singular present explico, first-person singular preterite expliqué, past participle explicado)
- to explain
Conjugation
- c becomes qu before e.
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-car)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)</a>
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. 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 | explicarle, explicarse | explicarnos | explicaros, explicarles | explicarles, explicarse | |
| accusative | explicarme | explicarte, explicarlo, explicarla | explicarlo, explicarla, explicarse | explicarnos | explicaros, explicarlos, explicarlas | explicarlos, explicarlas, explicarse | |
| with gerund explicando | |||||||
| dative | explicándome | explicándote, explicándole | explicándole, explicándose | explicándonos | explicándoos, explicándoles | explicándoles, explicándose | |
| accusative | explicándome | explicándote, explicándolo, explicándola | explicándolo, explicándola, explicándose | explicándonos | explicándoos, explicándolos, explicándolas | explicándolos, explicándolas, explicándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative explica | |||||||
| dative | explícame | explícate, explícale | explícale | explícanos | explícaos, explícales | explícales | |
| accusative | explícame | explícate, explícalo, explícala | explícalo, explícala | explícanos | explícaos, explícalos, explícalas | explícalos, explícalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative explique | |||||||
| dative | explíqueme | explíquete, explíquele | explíquele, explíquese | explíquenos | explíqueles | explíqueles, explíquese | |
| accusative | explíqueme | explíquete, explíquelo, explíquela | explíquelo, explíquela, explíquese | explíquenos | explíquelos, explíquelas | explíquelos, explíquelas, explíquese | |
| with first-person plural imperative expliquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | expliquémosle | expliquémosle | expliquémonos | expliquémosles | expliquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | expliquémoslo, expliquémosla | expliquémoslo, expliquémosla | expliquémonos | expliquémoslos, expliquémoslas | expliquémoslos, expliquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative explicad | |||||||
| dative | explicadme | explicadle | explicadle | explicadnos | explicaos, explicadles | explicadles | |
| accusative | explicadme | explicadlo, explicadla | explicadlo, explicadla | explicadnos | explicaos, explicadlos, explicadlas | explicadlos, explicadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative expliquen | |||||||
| dative | explíquenme | explíquente, explíquenle | explíquenle, explíquense | explíquenos | explíquenles | explíquenles, explíquense | |
| accusative | explíquenme | explíquente, explíquenlo, explíquenla | explíquenlo, explíquenla, explíquense | explíquenos | explíquenlos, explíquenlas | explíquenlos, explíquenlas, explíquense | |