No. 2,914 in French
expliquait
"Expliquait" means "was explaining" or "explained" (imperfect tense of the verb "expliquer").
In a sentence
Marie expliquait les règles du jeu à ses amis.
Marie was explaining the rules of the game to her friends.
Here, 'expliquait' is used in the imparfait tense to describe an ongoing action in the past where Marie was engaged in explaining something.
Il expliquait avec passion ses idées à l'audience.
He was passionately explaining his ideas to the audience.
The verb 'expliquait' signifies a continuous past action where the subject was actively sharing thoughts.
Pendant qu'il expliquait, elle prenait des notes.
While he was explaining, she was taking notes.
'Expliquait' is utilized to set a background action in the past, coordinated with another simultaneous action ('prenait').
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