Clarificaste

Clarificaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb clarificar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It denotes that the subject, tú, clarified something in the past. In regions that employ voseo, the form clarificaste is also used with vos and conveys the same meaning.

The verb clarificar means to make something clear or more precise, often by providing details or explanation to remove ambiguity. Clarificaste typically occurs with a direct object that refers to the matter being clarified, for example: clarificaste la duda, clarificaste las condiciones, or clarificaste los términos. Compared with aclarar, which can be closer to "to clear up" or "to clear away confusion," clarificar often implies a more thorough or formal clarification, sometimes in technical, legal, or communicative contexts.

Etymology and morphology: clarificar comes from the combination of clarus (clear) and -ficare (to make), a development from Latin clarificare. The conjugation is regular for -ar verbs in the pretérito indefinido. Examples: yo clarifiqué, tú clarificaste, él clarificó, nosotros clarificamos, vosotros clarificasteis, ellos clarificaron. This form is standard in written and spoken Spanish and is used across dialects, including varieties with voseo.

See also: clarificar, aclarar, explicar.