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ɪk'spleɪn; ek-Verbобъяснять; раскрывать; разъяснять; изъяснять; толковатьExamples
to explain satisfactorily — толково объяснять
to explain by giving an example — объяснять на примере
She explained the problem to me. — Она объяснила мне суть проблемы.
He explained to us that the examination would take place later. — Он объяснил нам, что экзамен состоится позже.
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Verb
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Объяснять
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объясните
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold ru-en - 2.
объяснять
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обьяснить
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Word forms
explain
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | explained |
| Imperative | explain |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | explaining |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | explained |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I explain | we explain |
| you explain | you explain |
| he/she/it explains | they explain |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am explaining | we are explaining |
| you are explaining | you are explaining |
| he/she/it is explaining | they are explaining |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have explained | we have explained |
| you have explained | you have explained |
| he/she/it has explained | they have explained |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been explaining | we have been explaining |
| you have been explaining | you have been explaining |
| he/she/it has been explaining | they have been explaining |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I explained | we explained |
| you explained | you explained |
| he/she/it explained | they explained |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was explaining | we were explaining |
| you were explaining | you were explaining |
| he/she/it was explaining | they were explaining |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had explained | we had explained |
| you had explained | you had explained |
| he/she/it had explained | they had explained |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been explaining | we had been explaining |
| you had been explaining | you had been explaining |
| he/she/it had been explaining | they had been explaining |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will explain | we shall/will explain |
| you will explain | you will explain |
| he/she/it will explain | they will explain |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be explaining | we shall/will be explaining |
| you will be explaining | you will be explaining |
| he/she/it will be explaining | they will be explaining |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have explained | we shall/will have explained |
| you will have explained | you will have explained |
| he/she/it will have explained | they will have explained |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been explaining | we shall/will have been explaining |
| you will have been explaining | you will have been explaining |
| he/she/it will have been explaining | they will have been explaining |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would explain | we should/would explain |
| you would explain | you would explain |
| he/she/it would explain | they would explain |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be explaining | we should/would be explaining |
| you would be explaining | you would be explaining |
| he/she/it would be explaining | they would be explaining |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have explained | we should/would have explained |
| you would have explained | you would have explained |
| he/she/it would have explained | they would have explained |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been explaining | we should/would have been explaining |
| you would have been explaining | you would have been explaining |
| he/she/it would have been explaining | they would have been explaining |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am explained | we are explained |
| you are explained | you are explained |
| he/she/it is explained | they are explained |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being explained | we are being explained |
| you are being explained | you are being explained |
| he/she/it is being explained | they are being explained |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been explained | we have been explained |
| you have been explained | you have been explained |
| he/she/it has been explained | they have been explained |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was explained | we were explained |
| you were explained | you were explained |
| he/she/it was explained | they were explained |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being explained | we were being explained |
| you were being explained | you were being explained |
| he/she/it was being explained | they were being explained |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been explained | we had been explained |
| you had been explained | you had been explained |
| he/she/it had been explained | they had been explained |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be explained | we shall/will be explained |
| you will be explained | you will be explained |
| he/she/it will be explained | they will be explained |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been explained | we shall/will have been explained |
| you will have been explained | you will have been explained |
| he/she/it will have been explained | they will have been explained |