explayar

Spanish

Etymology

From ex- +‎ playa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eɡsplaˈʝaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʝaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eɡsplaˈʃaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʒaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pla‧yar

Verb

explayar (first-person singular present explayo, first-person singular preterite explayé, past participle explayado)

1. (transitive) to extend

   Synonyms: extender, ensanchar, ampliar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to expound, elaborate, dwell on (go into the details)

   Synonyms: exponer, explicar

3. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial, El Salvador, Venezuela) to sit down while spreading one's legs or taking too much space.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			explayar
gerund			explayando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		explayado		explayada
		plural		explayados		explayadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	explayo	explayastú explayásvos	explaya	explayamos	explayáis	explayan
	imperfect	explayaba	explayabas	explayaba	explayábamos	explayabais	explayaban
	preterite	explayé	explayaste	explayó	explayamos	explayasteis	explayaron
	future	explayaré	explayarás	explayará	explayaremos	explayaréis	explayarán
	conditional	explayaría	explayarías	explayaría	explayaríamos	explayaríais	explayarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	explaye	explayestú explayésvos2	explaye	explayemos	explayéis	explayen
	imperfect (ra)	explayara	explayaras	explayara	explayáramos	explayarais	explayaran
	imperfect (se)	explayase	explayases	explayase	explayásemos	explayaseis	explayasen
	future1	explayare	explayares	explayare	explayáremos	explayareis	explayaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		explayatú explayávos	explaye	explayemos	explayad	explayen
	negative		no explayes	no explaye	no explayemos	no explayéis	no explayen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of explayar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive explayar
	dative	explayarme	explayarte	explayarle, explayarse	explayarnos	explayaros	explayarles, explayarse
	accusative	explayarme	explayarte	explayarlo, explayarla, explayarse	explayarnos	explayaros	explayarlos, explayarlas, explayarse
with gerund explayando
	dative	explayándome	explayándote	explayándole, explayándose	explayándonos	explayándoos	explayándoles, explayándose
	accusative	explayándome	explayándote	explayándolo, explayándola, explayándose	explayándonos	explayándoos	explayándolos, explayándolas, explayándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative explaya
	dative	expláyame	expláyate	expláyale	expláyanos	not used	expláyales
	accusative	expláyame	expláyate	expláyalo, expláyala	expláyanos	not used	expláyalos, expláyalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative explayá
	dative	explayame	explayate	explayale	explayanos	not used	explayales
	accusative	explayame	explayate	explayalo, explayala	explayanos	not used	explayalos, explayalas
with formal second-person singular imperative explaye
	dative	expláyeme	not used	expláyele, expláyese	expláyenos	not used	expláyeles
	accusative	expláyeme	not used	expláyelo, expláyela, expláyese	expláyenos	not used	expláyelos, expláyelas
with first-person plural imperative explayemos
	dative	not used	explayémoste	explayémosle	explayémonos	explayémoos	explayémosles
	accusative	not used	explayémoste	explayémoslo, explayémosla	explayémonos	explayémoos	explayémoslos, explayémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative explayad
	dative	explayadme	not used	explayadle	explayadnos	explayaos	explayadles
	accusative	explayadme	not used	explayadlo, explayadla	explayadnos	explayaos	explayadlos, explayadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative explayen
	dative	expláyenme	not used	expláyenle	expláyennos	not used	expláyenles, expláyense
	accusative	expláyenme	not used	expláyenlo, expláyenla	expláyennos	not used	expláyenlos, expláyenlas, expláyense

Further reading

• “explayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014