estallas

Estallas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb estallar. The verb estallar means to burst, explode, erupt, or crack, and it can describe physical events such as a bomb or a bottle bursting, as well as figurative events like a conflict or a crowd suddenly becoming violent. It is also used in expressions such as estallar de risa, meaning to burst into laughter.

In usage, estallar is often intransitive, focusing on the subject that undergoes the bursting or eruption. Examples include la botella estalló (the bottle exploded) or la protesta estalló en violencia (the protest erupted into violence). The form estallas specifically appears in sentences where the subject is tú, as in Tú estallas de risa cuando ves ese chiste, or Tú estallas cuando te enojas (you burst into laughter or you explode in anger).

Morphology and conjugation. Estallar is a regular -ar verb in its conjugation. Present indicative forms include estallo, estallas, estalla, estallamos, estalláis, estallan. The form estallas is the familiar second-person singular present. Other tenses include estallé (preterite), estallaba (imperfect), estallaré (future), and the subjunctive estalle, estalles, estalle, estallemos, estalléis, estallen. The verb also appears in reflexive and periphrastic constructions, such as estallar en risas or hacerse estallar under certain modal expressions.

Etymology and classification. Estallar is a Romance-language verb of Latin origin and is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions. It belongs to the regular -ar conjugation class, though its semantics cover a wide range of abrupt, energetic events, both literal and metaphorical.

See also. As a standalone entry, estallas is primarily encountered as a verb form rather than a separate concept, and there is no widely recognized meaning of estallas beyond its grammatical use.