This is the 5263rd most frequent Russian word.
объяснять
"To explain."
Here, 'объяснять' is used in its primary sense of 'to explain', indicating the process of clarifying or teaching a particular concept.
Учитель объясняет ученикам новую тему.
The teacher explains a new topic to the students.
In this sentence, 'объяснять' expresses the action of making instructions clear, emphasizing repetition over time by using the past tense.
Она часто объясняла мне правила игры перед началом.
She often explained the rules of the game to me before starting.
Here, 'объяснять' is used in the imperative form to request clarification or reasoning behind an action.