No. 5,263 in Russian
объяснять
"To explain."
In a sentence
Учитель объясняет ученикам новую тему.
The teacher explains a new topic to the students.
Here, 'объяснять' is used in its primary sense of 'to explain', indicating the process of clarifying or teaching a particular concept.
Она часто объясняла мне правила игры перед началом.
She often explained the rules of the game to me before starting.
In this sentence, 'объяснять' expresses the action of making instructions clear, emphasizing repetition over time by using the past tense.
Пожалуйста, объясните, почему решение было принято именно так.
Please explain why the decision was made this way.
Here, 'объяснять' is used in the imperative form to request clarification or reasoning behind an action.
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