explayar
Spanish
Etymology
From ex- + playa + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʝaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eɡsplaˈʃaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʒaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʒaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ex‧pla‧yar
Verb
explayar (first-person singular present explayo, first-person singular preterite explayé, past participle explayado)
- (transitive) to extend
- Synonyms: extender, ensanchar, ampliar
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to expound, elaborate, dwell on (go into the details)
- Synonyms: exponer, explicar
Conjugation
Conjugation of explayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | explayar | ||||||
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gerund | explayando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | explayado | explayada | |||||
plural | explayados | explayadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | explayo | explayastú explayásvos | explaya | explayamos | explayáis | explayan | |
imperfect | explayaba | explayabas | explayaba | explayábamos | explayabais | explayaban | |
preterite | explayé | explayaste | explayó | explayamos | explayasteis | explayaron | |
future | explayaré | explayarás | explayará | explayaremos | explayaréis | explayarán | |
conditional | explayaría | explayarías | explayaría | explayaríamos | explayaríais | explayarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | explaye | explayestú explayésvos2 | explaye | explayemos | explayéis | explayen | |
imperfect (ra) | explayara | explayaras | explayara | explayáramos | explayarais | explayaran | |
imperfect (se) | explayase | explayases | explayase | explayásemos | explayaseis | explayasen | |
future1 | explayare | explayares | explayare | explayáremos | explayareis | explayaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | explayatú explayávos | explaye | explayemos | explayad | explayen | ||
negative | no explayes | no explaye | no explayemos | no explayéis | no explayen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of explayar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive explayar | |||||||
dative | explayarme | explayarte | explayarle, explayarse | explayarnos | explayaros | explayarles, explayarse | |
accusative | explayarme | explayarte | explayarlo, explayarla, explayarse | explayarnos | explayaros | explayarlos, explayarlas, explayarse | |
with gerund explayando | |||||||
dative | explayándome | explayándote | explayándole, explayándose | explayándonos | explayándoos | explayándoles, explayándose | |
accusative | explayándome | explayándote | explayándolo, explayándola, explayándose | explayándonos | explayándoos | explayándolos, explayándolas, explayándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative explaya | |||||||
dative | expláyame | expláyate | expláyale | expláyanos | not used | expláyales | |
accusative | expláyame | expláyate | expláyalo, expláyala | expláyanos | not used | expláyalos, expláyalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative explayá | |||||||
dative | explayame | explayate | explayale | explayanos | not used | explayales | |
accusative | explayame | explayate | explayalo, explayala | explayanos | not used | explayalos, explayalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative explaye | |||||||
dative | expláyeme | not used | expláyele, expláyese | expláyenos | not used | expláyeles | |
accusative | expláyeme | not used | expláyelo, expláyela, expláyese | expláyenos | not used | expláyelos, expláyelas | |
with first-person plural imperative explayemos | |||||||
dative | not used | explayémoste | explayémosle | explayémonos | explayémoos | explayémosles | |
accusative | not used | explayémoste | explayémoslo, explayémosla | explayémonos | explayémoos | explayémoslos, explayémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative explayad | |||||||
dative | explayadme | not used | explayadle | explayadnos | explayaos | explayadles | |
accusative | explayadme | not used | explayadlo, explayadla | explayadnos | explayaos | explayadlos, explayadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative explayen | |||||||
dative | expláyenme | not used | expláyenle | expláyennos | not used | expláyenles, expláyense | |
accusative | expláyenme | not used | expláyenlo, expláyenla | expláyennos | not used | expláyenlos, expláyenlas, expláyense |
Further reading
- “explayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014