explico

Catalan

Verb

explico

1. First-person singular present indicative form of explicar.

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Latin

Etymology

From ex + plicō (“fold”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈeks.pli.koː/

Verb

present active explicō, present infinitive explicāre, perfect active explicāvī, supine explicātum.

1. I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo.
2. I deploy, extend, display.
3. I disentangle, solve, settle, arrange, regulate, adjust.
4. (of speech) I develop, set forth, exhibit.
5. I explain.

Inflection

• The third and fourth principal parts may also appear as explicuī and explicitum respectively.

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	explicō	explicās	explicat	explicāmus	explicātis	explicant
	future	explicābō	explicābis	explicābit	explicābimus	explicābitis	explicābunt
	imperfect	explicābam	explicābās	explicābat	explicābāmus	explicābātis	explicābant
	perfect	explicāvī	explicāvistī	explicāvit	explicāvimus	explicāvistis	explicāvērunt
	future perfect	explicāverō	explicāveris	explicāverit	explicāverimus	explicāveritis	explicāverint
	pluperfect	explicāveram	explicāverās	explicāverat	explicāverāmus	explicāverātis	explicāverant
passive	present	explicor	explicāris	explicātur	explicāmur	explicāminī	explicantur
	future	explicābor	explicāberis	explicābitur	explicābimur	explicābiminī	explicābuntur
	imperfect	explicābar	explicābāris	explicābātur	explicābāmur	explicābāminī	explicābantur
	perfect	Use explicātus m., explicāta f., explicātum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use explicātus m., explicāta f., explicātum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use explicātus m., explicāta f., explicātum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	explicem	explicēs	explicet	explicēmus	explicētis	explicent
	imperfect	explicārem	explicārēs	explicāret	explicārēmus	explicārētis	explicārent
	perfect	explicāverim	explicāverīs	explicāverit	explicāverīmus	explicāverītis	explicāverint
	pluperfect	explicāvissem	explicāvissēs	explicāvisset	explicāvissēmus	explicāvissētis	explicāvissent
passive	present	explicer	explicēris	explicētur	explicēmur	explicēminī	explicentur
	imperfect	explicārer	explicārēris	explicārētur	explicārēmur	explicārēminī	explicārentur
	perfect	Use explicātus m., explicāta f., explicātum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use explicātus m., explicāta f., explicātum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	explicā	explicātō	explicātō	explicāre	explicātor	explicātor
	plural	explicāte	explicātōte	explicantō	explicāminī	—	explicantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		explicāre	explicāvisse	explicātūrus esse	explicārī	explicātus esse	explicātum īrī
participles		explicāns (explicantis)	—	explicātūrus-ra, -rum	—	explicātus-a, -um	explicandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

explicābilis explicāns explicanter explicātē

explicātiō explicātor explicātus

Related terms

applicō circumplicō complicō displicō

implicō interplicō plicō replicō

Descendants

Catalan: explicar English: explicate French: expliquer Italian: spiegare

Portuguese: explicar Romanian: explica Spanish: explicar

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Portuguese

Verb

explico

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of verb explicar.

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Spanish

Verb

explico (infinitive explicar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of explicar.