erklären — to explain, to declare in German
/ɛɐˈklɛːrən/
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erläutern
to explain
verdeutlichen
to clarify, to illustrate, to explain, to make sth clear
die Erklärung
explanation, statement, declaration
Klärung
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Example Sentences
Können Sie das erklären?
Can you explain that?
Der Lehrer erklärt die Grammatik.
The teacher explains the grammar.
Conjugation
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erkläre | erklärte |
| du | erklärst | erklärtest |
| er/sie/es | erklärt | erklärte |
| wir | erklären | erklärten |
| ihr | erklärt | erklärtet |
| sie/Sie | erklären | erklärten |
Corpus Neighbors
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sagen
to say, to tell
geben
to give, to provide
müssen
to have to, to need to, to must
sollen
should, shall, to ought to, to be supposed to
gehen
to go, to walk, to leave
kommen
to come, to arrive
wollen
to want
machen
to do, to make
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