erklärtest

Erklärtest is the second-person singular simple past tense form of the German verb erklären, meaning you explained. It is a finite verb form used with the pronoun du and appears in narrative or formal writing when describing a past explanation addressed to someone.

Formation and morphology: Erklären consists of the stem erklär- plus the verb ending -en in the infinitive. In the Präteritum, the second-person singular ending is -test, yielding erklärtest. Related forms include ich erklärte, er/sie/es erklärte, wir erklärten, ihr erklärtet, sie erklärten. The pronunciation follows standard German phonology for the verb stem and ending.

Usage: The form erkl test is common in written German and in contexts where the Präteritum is preferred, such as literature or formal narration. In everyday spoken German, speakers more often use the Perfekt (du hast erklärt) to describe past events, especially in casual conversation. Erklärtest can convey a sense of narrative distance or a more literary tone.

Examples: Du erklärtest mir den Weg zum Bahnhof. Gestern erklärtest du deinem Freund, wie das neue Gerät funktioniert. In both sentences, the action of explaining occurred in the past and was directed at another person, matching the du-subject.

Relation to related terms: Erklären is the base verb meaning to explain. The form erkl test illustrates the standard Präteritum pattern for regular German verbs of the haben-verb class in the second-person singular.