No. 14,002 in Russian
объясняли
"Объясняли" means "explained."
In a sentence
Учителя объясняли новое правило грамматики на уроке.
The teachers explained the new grammar rule during the lesson.
The past tense plural form of the verb "объяснять" indicating the action of explaining performed by the teachers in a past context.
Они объясняли мне, как правильно заполнить документы.
They explained to me how to properly fill out the documents.
Here, "объясняли" is used to indicate an ongoing past action by a group directed towards clarification of the document filling process.
Объясняли ли вам, как использовать новое оборудование?
Were you explained how to use the new equipment?
In this interrogative sentence, "объясняли" is used to inquire if the action of explaining was performed in the past regarding the equipment usage.
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