Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Explain"

A: So, that’s why (something) is that way. Now I get it. It makes total sense now. I have my explanation.

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Kid: I look so much younger than everyone else.

His sister: Mom, pull over. Tell him the truth. Tell him how old he is.

Mom: I also put you in first grade when you were five, and I never told you. And you skipped kindergarten because I taught it to you when you were four.

Kid: So I'm how old? Eleven? This explains... so much.

A: exactly!

That happens because "and" and "n" have the same pronunciation in casual speech.

A: The topics “coins” and “stamps” are plural (more than one). So, “are” is used.

“Are” = more than one topic
“Is” = one topic

Example:

Stamps ARE cool.
The stamp IS cool.

A: “Explained away” means that an unbelievable event is dismissed as having a simple explanation. For example, if you hear a strange noise in your room that sounds like a ghost, I can explain it away by saying the sound was just the wind coming from outside.

A: Yes.
"Rather than explain" か "Rather than explaining".
もしかしたら parallel structureのために "explain"のほうが正しいかもしれない。

A: A, B, and D are all past tense. C is present tense.

The sentence is “Jane is working part-time at the supermarket until she graduates this summer.” “this summer” tells you that whatever Jane is doing, she’s doing it now, she’s doing it this year. Summer hasn’t passed yet so Jane is still in school. “Is working” is the correct choice because it’s telling you she’s working now. The other choices tells you that she used to work, but not anymore.

A: Most of the time, we just exclude about. But we do use it =)

"Could you explain about the test?"
"Could you explain the test?"

"I had to explain about how to do it."
"I had to explain how to do it."

"Could you explain about it?"
"Could you explain it?"

"I need to explain about it."
"I need to explain it."

A: I asked the teacher to explain the question again.
My parents asked me to explain why I didn't join the baseball team this year.
I had to explain to my boss why I missed 3 days of work.

A: It's more or less a more formal version of who/quién. It's rarely used in normal conversation, and when it is, often incorrectly.

Who is this book for = For whom is this book?
Who wrote this book = By whom was this book written?
Who is calling? = Whom is calling (INCORRECT but you hear it)

A: @Cyneless:
I don't need to explain myself to you!
He'll have to explain himself if he wants any understanding.

A: I could 'explain' something to you. If you don't understand, you could then ask my to 'clarify' what I have just explained - to simplify it, make it easier to understand.

A: Explain means to teach someone a concept or possibly clear up a misunderstanding

Describe can be used in a similar way, but it more deals with giving details and characteristics about a person/place/thing. For example, a police officer might ask you for a description of someone who committed a crime (height, weight, age..)

A: it's true what she said, 'splain' can be combined with a subject like mansplain, and it seems to be a informal way of the word explain. I did a little bit of research and that is what I found. To be honest, i didn't know that word existed xD.

A: Both of them are ways to give someone more information on the subject you are discussing. To "illustrate" the idea, you typically draw a picture, or provide a visual idea. Illustrating something is a form of explanation, however typically when you just explain , it is just verbal.

A: Okay, Use explain it to (when you need to explain something to someone.) Use explain it for (when someone else can't explain something so you do it for them.)

A: Todos pueden ser correctos dependiendo del contexto. Aquí te dejo algunos ejemplos:

¿Me lo explicas?
Could you explain it to me?

Explícamelo. No lo entiendo.
Explain it to me. I don’t get it.

¿Me vas a explicar por qué el coche ahora tiene un rayo?
Are you going to explain to me why the car now has a scratch?

Explain to me why this is the right answer.
Explícame (la razón) por la que ésta es la respuesta correcta.

(Señalando al coche rayado): Explícalo.
(Pointing to the scratched car): Explain.

(Direcciones escritas de un ensayo para una tarea/prueba): Hay tres partes del ciclo del agua. Explícalas.
(Written instructions of an essay for an assignment/quiz): There are three parts to the water cycle. Explain.

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A: Check the question to view the answer

A: 絵の中のは「Speedbump」と呼ぶ。車の速度を減らすため道の面の瘤だ。

A: If you wanted to come to my party, you would've had to have asked me earlier.

If I were to go to that concert, I would have had to have saved more money.

A: you got it
"There's nothing to explain" something like that

A: It’s strange that this is how British people speak, it makes perfect sense to me but I understand the confusion:

Find means to locate something so the email is insisting that you locate the attached files as they are important :-)

A: not bad! you can also say "I don't really know how to explain that."

A: you can also say "hard to explain" !

A: Would you explain how to do it?