No. 242 in Lithuanian
aiškino
"Explained."
In a sentence
Mokytoja aiškino temą labai išsamiai.
The teacher explained the topic very thoroughly.
In this sentence, 'aiškino' is used in the past tense to indicate that the teacher provided an explanation.
Jis ilgai aiškino savo požiūrį draugams.
He explained his viewpoint to his friends for a long time.
Here, 'aiškino' shows a detailed explanation of one's perspective in an interpersonal context.
Vaikai nesuprato, ką tėvai aiškino apie saugumą.
The children did not understand what the parents were explaining about safety.
In this instance, 'aiškino' communicates the act of explaining a concept to make it understandable.
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