expliquer

/ɛk.spli.ke/

verb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
explique
past
a expliqué
perfect
expliqué

Meaning

  1. to explain

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

erklären

erklären is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to explain."

Spanish

explicar

explicar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to explain."

Portuguese

explicar

explicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to explain."

Practice

1 What does expliquer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le professeur ___ la leçon.

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