This is the 3007th most frequent Turkish word.
anlatmaya
"Anlatmaya" means "to explain" or "to tell" in English.
Here, 'anlatmaya' is part of the verb phrase 'anlatmaya çalışıyorum' meaning 'trying to explain'.
Bu konuyu detaylıca anlatmaya çalışıyorum.
I am trying to explain this topic in detail.
In this sentence, 'anlatmaya başladın' means 'you started to explain' representing the beginning of the action.
Fikirlerini daha açık anlatmaya başladın.
You started to explain your ideas more clearly.
The usage 'anlatmaya devam etti' indicates the continuation of explaining.