Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclaro | |
| tú | aclaras | |
| él / ella / usted | aclara | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclaramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclaráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclaran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclaré | |
| tú | aclaraste | |
| él / ella / usted | aclaró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclaramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclarasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclararon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclaraba | |
| tú | aclarabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aclaraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclarábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclarabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclaraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclararé | |
| tú | aclararás | |
| él / ella / usted | aclarará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclararemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclararéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclararán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclararía | |
| tú | aclararías | |
| él / ella / usted | aclararía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclararíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclararíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclararían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aclare | |
| tú | aclares | |
| él / ella / usted | aclare | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aclaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aclaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aclaren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)
- to explain; to clarify
- to water down
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations