explotas

Explotas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb explotar. It translates roughly as “you exploit” and is used when the subject is the person addressed as “tú.” The infinitive is explotar; the gerund explotando; the past participle explotado.

Usage: The verb has several senses. First, to exploit in a social or economic sense, taking unfair advantage of people or resources. Example: “La compañía explota a sus trabajadores.” Second, to mine or extract resources, such as minerals or oil. Example: “La empresa explota petróleo en esa región.” Third, to cause something to detonate or explode, as in “explotar una bomba,” though that sense uses different contexts; the present tense would be “la bomba explota,” not “explotas.” So keep the sense and subject in mind.

Common collocations: explotar recursos naturales, explotar a alguien, explotar una mina, explotar un contrato.

Grammatical notes: Explotar is a regular -ar verb; related forms include exploto, explotas, explota, explotamos, explotáis, explotan.

Etymology: The verb explotar stems from broader Romance-language usages concerning utilization or extraction of resources, with cognates in other languages reflecting similar meanings.

See also: explotación, explotador, explotación laboral, explotación de recursos.