aclarar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- acclarar (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin acclārāre (“to make clear”), from clārus (“clear”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.klaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.klaˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.klaˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.klaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.klaˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.klaˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.klɐˈɾaɾ/
Verb
aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclarei, past participle aclarado)
- to clarify (to make sure something is understood correctly)
- Professor, pode aclarar sua resposta?
- Teacher, can you clarify your answer?
- Synonyms: aclarear, clarificar, elucidar, esclarecer
- to become or make clear, less dark
- Antonym: escurecer
- A lua aclarou a noite.
- The moon made the night clear.
- O dia aclarou.
- The day became clear.
- Synonyms: aclarear, clarear, esclarecer
- (transitive) to clear (one’s throat)
- João aclarou sua garganta.
- John cleared his throat .
- Synonym: limpar a garganta
- (transitive) to make (one’s voice) clearer
- Antes de começar a falar, aclare sua voz.
- Before you begin talking, clear your voice.
Conjugation
Conjugation of aclarar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | aclarar | |||||
Personal | aclarar | aclarares | aclarar | aclararmos | aclarardes | aclararem |
Gerund | ||||||
aclarando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | aclarado | aclarados | ||||
Feminine | aclarada | aclaradas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | aclaro | aclaras | aclara | aclaramos | aclarais | aclaram |
Imperfect | aclarava | aclaravas | aclarava | aclarávamos | aclaráveis | aclaravam |
Preterite | aclarei | aclaraste | aclarou | aclaramos1, aclarámos2 | aclarastes | aclararam |
Pluperfect | aclarara | aclararas | aclarara | aclaráramos | aclaráreis | aclararam |
Future | aclararei | aclararás | aclarará | aclararemos | aclarareis | aclararão |
Conditional | ||||||
aclararia | aclararias | aclararia | aclararíamos | aclararíeis | aclarariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | aclare | aclares | aclare | aclaremos | aclareis | aclarem |
Imperfect | aclarasse | aclarasses | aclarasse | aclarássemos | aclarásseis | aclarassem |
Future | aclarar | aclarares | aclarar | aclararmos | aclarardes | aclararem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | aclara | aclare | aclaremos | aclarai | aclarem | |
Negative (não) | não aclares | não aclare | não aclaremos | não aclareis | não aclarem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- aclaração
- aclarado
- aclarador
- aclaramento
- aclaratório
- aclarecer
- claro
Further reading
- “aclarar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin acclārāre, present active infinitive of acclārō (“to make evident”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aklaˈɾaɾ/ [a.klaˈɾaɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧cla‧rar
Verb
aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclaré, past participle aclarado)
- to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)
- Hay que aclarar este asunto.
- This matter must be clarified.
- (transitive) to explain; to clarify
- Synonym: explicar
- to water down
- (Spain) to rinse (soap from hands)
- (intransitive, of the weather) to clear up
- Parece que el día aclara.
- The day seems to be clearing up.
- Synonym: escampar
- (reflexive) to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)
- Synonym: despejarse
Conjugation
Conjugation of aclarar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | aclarar | ||||||
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gerund | aclarando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | aclarado | aclarada | |||||
plural | aclarados | aclaradas | |||||
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 | aclaro | aclarastú aclarásvos | aclara | aclaramos | aclaráis | aclaran | |
imperfect | aclaraba | aclarabas | aclaraba | aclarábamos | aclarabais | aclaraban | |
preterite | aclaré | aclaraste | aclaró | aclaramos | aclarasteis | aclararon | |
future | aclararé | aclararás | aclarará | aclararemos | aclararéis | aclararán | |
conditional | aclararía | aclararías | aclararía | aclararíamos | aclararíais | aclararían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | aclare | aclarestú aclarésvos2 | aclare | aclaremos | aclaréis | aclaren | |
imperfect (ra) | aclarara | aclararas | aclarara | aclaráramos | aclararais | aclararan | |
imperfect (se) | aclarase | aclarases | aclarase | aclarásemos | aclaraseis | aclarasen | |
future1 | aclarare | aclarares | aclarare | aclaráremos | aclarareis | aclararen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | aclaratú aclarávos | aclare | aclaremos | aclarad | aclaren | ||
negative | no aclares | no aclare | no aclaremos | no aclaréis | no aclaren |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of aclarar
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 aclarar | |||||||
dative | aclararme | aclararte | aclararle, aclararse | aclararnos | aclararos | aclararles, aclararse | |
accusative | aclararme | aclararte | aclararlo, aclararla, aclararse | aclararnos | aclararos | aclararlos, aclararlas, aclararse | |
with gerund aclarando | |||||||
dative | aclarándome | aclarándote | aclarándole, aclarándose | aclarándonos | aclarándoos | aclarándoles, aclarándose | |
accusative | aclarándome | aclarándote | aclarándolo, aclarándola, aclarándose | aclarándonos | aclarándoos | aclarándolos, aclarándolas, aclarándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aclara | |||||||
dative | aclárame | aclárate | aclárale | acláranos | not used | aclárales | |
accusative | aclárame | aclárate | acláralo, aclárala | acláranos | not used | acláralos, acláralas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aclará | |||||||
dative | aclarame | aclarate | aclarale | aclaranos | not used | aclarales | |
accusative | aclarame | aclarate | aclaralo, aclarala | aclaranos | not used | aclaralos, aclaralas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative aclare | |||||||
dative | acláreme | not used | aclárele, aclárese | aclárenos | not used | acláreles | |
accusative | acláreme | not used | aclárelo, aclárela, aclárese | aclárenos | not used | aclárelos, aclárelas | |
with first-person plural imperative aclaremos | |||||||
dative | not used | aclarémoste | aclarémosle | aclarémonos | aclarémoos | aclarémosles | |
accusative | not used | aclarémoste | aclarémoslo, aclarémosla | aclarémonos | aclarémoos | aclarémoslos, aclarémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative aclarad | |||||||
dative | aclaradme | not used | aclaradle | aclaradnos | aclaraos | aclaradles | |
accusative | aclaradme | not used | aclaradlo, aclaradla | aclaradnos | aclaraos | aclaradlos, aclaradlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative aclaren | |||||||
dative | aclárenme | not used | aclárenle | aclárennos | not used | aclárenles, aclárense | |
accusative | aclárenme | not used | aclárenlo, aclárenla | aclárennos | not used | aclárenlos, aclárenlas, aclárense |
Derived terms
- aclaración
- aclarador
- aclaramiento
- aclaratorio
Related terms
- claro
Further reading
- “aclarar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014