explicarlo

to explain it

→ explicar
explic to explain + ar Infinitive + lo the
verb Uncommon #10,103
to explain it Infinitive with the direct object pronoun “lo” (“it”) attached.
SP: Voy a explicarlo otra vez.
EN: I'm going to explain it again.
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
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First explicaré —
Third explicará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First explicaré —
Third explicará —
Present
Imperfect

Te he oído explicarlo en una entrevista.

I heard you explain it in an interview.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Sólo intenta explicarlo.

Just try to explain it.

— Psicosis (1960)

Podemos explicarlo todo.

We can explain everything.

— Drácula (2025)

Tom no puede explicarlo.

Tom can't explain it.

Podrías, por favor, explicarlo más simple?

Could you please explain it more simply?

Se puede explicarlo por uno mismo.

You can explain it yourself.

No hay tiempo para explicarlo en detalles.

There’s no time to explain it in detail.

No tengo tiempo para explicarlo en detalles.

I don't have time to explain it in detail.

Déjame explicarlo.

Let me explain.

No había forma de explicarlo.

There was no way to explain it.

No sé explicarlo bien.

I don't know how to explain it well.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Intenté explicarlo en la comisaría, pero no me entendieron.

I tried to explain it at the police station, but they didn’t understand me.

— Chicago (2002)

No hace falta explicarlo.

It doesn't need explaining.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Poder explicarlo como si fuera un concepto.

To be able to explain it as if it were a concept.

— Solaris (1972)

No hay necesidad de explicarlo.

There is no need to explain it.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Es una linda manera de explicarlo.

That's a nice way to put it.

Tom puede explicarlo.

Tom can explain it.

Tom no sabe cómo explicarlo.

Tom doesn't know how to explain it.

No habrá forma de explicarlo.

There’s no way to explain it.

Gracias por explicarlo.

Thank you for explaining.

Debe explicarlo.

He needs to explain it.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Para algunos es difícil explicar el rock, explicarlo de verdad.

For some, it's difficult to explain rock music, to really explain it.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Eso es obvio, no tienes que explicarlo.

That's obvious; you don't have to explain it.

Llevaría demasiado tiempo explicarlo.

It would take too long to explain.

No sé cómo explicarlo.

I don't know how to explain it.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

No ha habido forma de explicarlo.

There was no way to explain it.

No conozco este sistema, pero el hombre a cargo podrá explicarlo.

I’m not familiar with this system, but the man in charge can explain it.

El amor es un sentimiento que podemos experimentar, pero nunca explicarlo.

Love is a feeling we can experience, but never explain.

— Solaris (1972)

Lisa, ¿puedes explicarlo?

Lisa, can you explain?

— La ola (2008)

Es difícil explicarlo.

It's difficult to explain.

— Ratatouille (2007)

No sé explicarlo.

I don't know how to explain it.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

Es divertido como intento explicarlo.

It's funny how I try to explain it.

— A primera vista (2014)

Esta pequeña historia es demasiado simple para explicarlo todo.

This little story is too simple to explain everything.

Si no puedes explicarlo con facilidad, no lo has entendido todavía.

If you can’t explain it easily, you don’t understand it yet.

Voy a intentar explicarlo de la mejor manera que pueda.

I’m going to try to explain it as best I can.