spiegare

A1#557

Hear it

verb

to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand
to unfold, spread, open out, lay out, unfurl

Forms

Present

I	spiego
you	spieghi
he, she, it	spiega
we	spieghiamo
you (plural)	spiegate
they	spiegano

Imperfect

I	spiegavo
you	spiegavi
he, she, it	spiegava
we	spiegavamo
you (plural)	spiegavate
they	spiegavano

Past historic

I	spiegai
you	spiegasti
he, she, it	spiegò
we	spiegammo
you (plural)	spiegaste
they	spiegarono

Future

I	spiegherò
you	spiegherai
he, she, it	spiegherà
we	spiegheremo
you (plural)	spiegherete
they	spiegheranno

Conditional

I	spiegherei
you	spiegheresti
he, she, it	spiegherebbe
we	spiegheremmo
you (plural)	spieghereste
they	spiegherebbero

Subjunctive

I	spieghi
you	spieghi
he, she, it	spieghi
we	spieghiamo
you (plural)	spieghiate
they	spieghino

Imperfect subjunctive

I	spiegassi
you	spiegassi
he, she, it	spiegasse
we	spiegassimo
you (plural)	spiegaste
they	spiegassero

Imperative

you	spiega
he, she, it	spieghi
we	spieghiamo
you (plural)	spiegate
they	spieghino

Other forms

infinitive	spiegare

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Assolutamente, ti spiego tutto.Absolutely — I'll explain everything to you.A1Ancora una volta (10) — Once more (10) (A1)
Assolutamente no, te lo spiego dopo.Absolutely not — I'll explain it to you later.A1Ancora una volta (7) — Once more (7) (A1)
La sera, Luca spiega tutto al suo gatto.In the evening, Luca explains everything to his cat.A1Lo zaino — The Backpack
In questi casi bisogna agire prima e spiegare dopo.In cases like this you have to act first and explain later.A2Di nuovo, per favore (8) — Again, please (8) (A2)

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