Verb Lookup
explicar
to explain
🧑🏫 Infinitive · Infinitivo
explicar
ehks-plee-KAHR
to explain
Gerund · Gerundio: explicando
Participle · Participio: explicado
Yo · I
explico
explain
Yo explico.
I explain.
Tú · You
explicas
explain
Tú explicas.
You explain.
Él / Ella · He / She
explica
explains
Él / Ella explica.
He / She explains.
Nosotros · We
explicamos
explain
Nosotros explicamos.
We explain.
Ellos · They
explican
explain
Ellos explican.
They explain.
Why does this change?
- Orthographic (spelling) change
- The spelling shifts in some forms to keep the pronunciation consistent (e.g. c→qu, g→gu) — the sound doesn't actually change, just how it's written.
- c → qu before an -é ending (preterite yo)
Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones
- ❓ Question Words
Ellos explican por qué esperan.
They explain why they are waiting.
- 🧑💼 Coworkers, Bosses & Meetings
No entiendo, ¿me lo puedes explicar otra vez?
I don't understand, can you explain it again?
- 💛 Sick Days, Corrections & Teacher Talks
Estabas hablando mientras yo explicaba.
You were talking while I was explaining. · from a conversation
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