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explicarle

to explain to him, to explain to her, to explain to you (formal)

→ explicar
explicar to explain + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Uncommon #17,631
to explain to him, to explain to her, to explain to you (formal) Includes the indirect object pronoun "le" (= to him/her/you formal).
SP: Voy a explicarle la tarea al profesor.
EN: I'm going to explain the assignment to the teacher.
Conjugation of explicar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First expliqué explicamos
Third explicó —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First explico explicamos
Second explicas —
Third explica —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First explico explicamos
Second explicas —
Third explica —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second explica —
Third explique —
Past
explicado
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First explicaré —
Third explicará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First explicaré —
Third explicará —
Present
explicando
Imperfect
explicara

Antes de empezar, quiero explicarle qué hacemos aquí.

Before we begin, I want to explain what we do here.

Tengo que explicarle algo.

I have to explain something to him/her.

— Picnic (1955)

Cuando probé explicarle mis motivos, él simplemente se puso más furioso.

When I tried to explain my reasons to him, he just got angrier.

Intenta explicarle eso a Tom.

Try explaining that to Tom.

No creo que haya entendido lo que intenté explicarle durante la reunión.

I don't think he understood what I tried to explain to him during the meeting.

Tom intentó explicarle todo a Mary.

Tom tried to explain everything to Mary.

Hay que explicarle todo.

We have to explain everything to him.

Déjeme explicarle.

Let me explain.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Señor juez, lo que he intentado explicarle, nos casamos legalmente.

Your Honor, what I have tried to explain to you is that we got married legally.

— Anora (2024)

He venido a explicarle mi simpatía, mi conmoción.

I have come to explain my sympathy, my shock.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Puedo explicarle.

I can explain.

Alguien puede explicarle?

Can someone explain it to him/her?

— Taxi Express (1998)

Intento explicarle.

I try to explain it to them.

— Un profeta (2009)

Quizá alguien debería explicarle quién soy.

Perhaps someone should explain to him who I am.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Querría explicarle que no he tenido nada que ver.

I would like to explain that I had nothing to do with it.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Oiga, señor, ¿podría explicarle?

Excuse me, sir, could you explain?

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Yo intenté explicarle todo a ella, le dije, que usted se fue al aeropuerto.

I tried to explain everything to her, I told her that you went to the airport.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Saludos, saludos, pero debes explicarle esto a tu muchacho.

Regards, regards, but you need to explain this to your boy.

— Super 30 (2019)

Mi hermana es sorda y tengo que explicarle todo.

My sister is deaf, and I have to explain everything to her.

— Lindas y letales (2026)