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erklären

[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to explain, to make clear
  2. to declare, assert
  3. to explain
  4. To explain means to make something clear to someone else. It can also mean to formally announce or declare something.
Examples

Der Lehrer erklärte (mir) die quadratische Gleichung sehr gut.

The teacher explained the quadratic equation (to me) very well.

Status: Verified

erklären in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.