aclarar

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Etymology

From Latin acclārāre (“to make clear”), from clārus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclarei, past participle aclarado)

  1. to clarify (to make sure something is understood correctly)
    Synonyms: aclarear, clarificar, elucidar, esclarecer
    Professor, pode aclarar sua resposta?
    Teacher, can you clarify your answer?
  2. to become or make clear, less dark
    Synonyms: aclarear, clarear, esclarecer
    Antonym: escurecer
    A lua aclarou a noite.
    The moon made the night clear.
    O dia aclarou.
    The day became clear.
  3. (transitive) to clear (one’s throat)
    Synonym: limpar a garganta
    João aclarou sua garganta.
    John cleared his throat.
  4. (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
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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acclārāre (“to make evident”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aklaˈɾaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cla‧rar

Verb

aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclaré, past participle aclarado)

  1. to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)
    Hay que aclarar este asunto.
    This matter must be clarified.
  2. (transitive) to explain; to clarify
    Synonyms: explicar, esclarecer
  3. to water down
  4. (Spain) to rinse (soap from hands)
  5. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear up
    Synonym: escampar
    Parece que el día aclara.
    The day seems to be clearing up.
  6. (reflexive) to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)
    Synonym: despejarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aclarar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aclarar
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
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

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