Explain - Erklären (The 238th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Explain is Erklären. It can be used as verb. It is the 238th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: explain

de German: erklären

Examples

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I can't explain what happened. Ich kann nicht erklären, was passiert ist.
I want to explain. Ich will erklären.
Let me explain why I arrived late. Lassen Sie mich erklären, warum ich zu spät gekommen bin.
Let me explain. Lass mich erklären.
I'll have to explain that to my father. Das werde ich meinem Vater erklären müssen.
I can't explain it. Ich kann es nicht erklären.
I can explain everything to you. Ich kann dir alles erklären.
Let me explain why. Lass mich erklären, warum.

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Explain - Erklären (The 238th Most Common German Word)
I need to explain a few things. Ich muss ein paar Dinge erklären.
I can't explain to you right now. Ich kann Ihnen das jetzt nicht erklären.
I can't explain that either. Ich kann das auch nicht erklären.
He didn't succeed in explaining what he wanted. Es gelang ihm nicht zu erklären, was er wollte.
Will you explain it in plain English Kannst du das bitte im Klartext erklären
Please explain it. Erklären Sie das bitte.
How to explain it Wie soll man es erklären
I can't explain. Ich kann das nicht erklären.
Neither can I explain it. Ich kann es auch nicht erklären.
Honey, I can explain. Liebling, ich kann es dir erklären
This phenomenon is very easy to explain. Diese Erscheinung ist sehr einfach zu erklären.
I'll explain everything. Ich werde alles erklären.
I can explain everything. Ich kann alles erklären.

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Explain - Erklären (The 238th Most Common German Word)

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