detallas

Detallas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb detallar, meaning you detail or you specify. The infinitive detallar means to describe something with particularity, to itemize, or to present details. Detallar is a regular -ar verb, so its present indicative forms are: yo detallo, tú detallas, él detalla, nosotros detallamos, vosotros detalláis, ellos detallan.

Detallas is used when addressing someone informally as “tú.” It expresses that the listener performs the action of detailing in the present. For example: “Tú detallas cada paso del procedimiento.” In broader writing, detallar can refer to describing information with precision, enumerating elements, or clarifying aspects of a topic. The related noun detalle and the adjective detallado share the same root and convey the sense of a specific item or feature.

Etymology traces detallar to historical forms found in French, such as détailler, and ultimately to older Romance roots associated with cutting or separating into parts. Over time, the sense shifted from breaking something into pieces to describing it piece by piece or itemizing it. The noun detalle and the adjective detallado developed from the same base, reinforcing the idea of precision and specificity in description.

In usage, detallar and its forms appear across formal and informal registers, especially in contexts where clarity and thoroughness are important, such as instructions, reports, or descriptive writing. The form detallas is the standard way to convey that action in the familiar second person present tense.