aclarificaste

Aclarificaste is a Spanish verb form meaning “you clarified.” It is the second-person singular pretérito indefinido (preterite) of aclarificar, a verb used to indicate that someone completed an action in the past that made something clearer or more precise. The form is formed by adding the preterite ending -aste to the verb stem aclarific-, with the stress pattern typical of Spanish preterite conjugations.

Aclarificar is related to aclarar, but carries a nuance of making something clearer in a more thorough or formal sense. The prefix and suffix combination in aclarificar often appears in technical, academic, editorial, or formal contexts, where precision in explanation is emphasized. In everyday speech, many speakers prefer aclarar, but aclarificar remains common in professional or written language.

Usage notes include that aclarificaste can refer to clarifying facts, instructions, or explanations that were previously ambiguous. It is appropriate when the speaker intends to stress a deliberate act of clarifying rather than a simple restatement.

Examples:

- Aclarificaste las instrucciones para evitar malentendidos.

- En la reunión, tú aclarificaste los puntos complicados del plan.

Related forms include aclarar (the more common, general term for “to clarify”) and aclaración (clarification). Aclarificar and its forms are widely understood across Spanish-speaking regions, though frequency varies by dialect and register.