eles explicaram

explained

→ explicar
explic to explain + aram they past-tense ending
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #42,322
explained Simple past form of “explicar.”
PO: Eles explicaram a regra para mim.
EN: They explained the rule to me.
Conjugation of explicar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First expliquei explicamos
Third explicou explicaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — explicaram

Meus vizinhos já me explicaram quem é Björk.

My neighbors have already explained to me who Björk is.

Eles me explicaram isso diversas vezes, mas eu nunca consegui entender.

They explained this to me several times, but I never quite understood it.

Eles explicaram alguma matéria nova?

Did they explain any new material?

Não nos explicaram absolutamente nada.

They didn't explain anything to us at all.

— [REC] (2007)