explicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Verb

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

to explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of explicar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			explicar
present participle			explicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		explicat		explicada
		plural		explicats		explicades
person		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
imperative		—	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.

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

Borrowed from Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pli.ˈkaɾ/
Audio (file)
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

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. The last letter c is changed to qu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ca-, -que- and -co-. Verbs with this conjugation include: brincar, buscar, pecar, trancar.
	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	explicamos explicámos	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)	-	expliques	explique	expliquemos	expliqueis	expliquem

Related terms

explicação

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Conjugation of explicar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			explicar
gerund			explicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		explicado		explicada
		plural		explicados		explicadas
		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	explicas^tú explicás^{^vos}	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	expliques^{^tú} expliqués^{^vos²}	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		explica^{^tú} explicá^{^vos}	explique	expliquemos	explicad	expliquen
	negative		no expliques	no explique	no expliquemos	no expliquéis	no expliquen

¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
² Argentine 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>

Selected combined forms of explicar^{edit data}

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 imperative explica
	dative	explícame	explícate	explícale	explícanos	not used	explícales
	accusative	explícame	explícate	explícalo, explícala	explícanos	not used	explícalos, explícalas

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

Related terms

explicación

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