# explayar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From ex- +‎ playa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eɡsplaˈʝaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʝaɾ]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʝaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʝaɾ]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /eɡsplaˈʃaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʃaɾ]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eɡsplaˈʒaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.plaˈʒaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ex‧pla‧yar

### Verb

explayar (first-person singular present explayo, first-person singular preterite explayé, past participle explayado)
* (transitive) to extend
    Synonyms: extender, ensanchar, ampliar
* (pronominal) to expound, elaborate, dwell on (go into the details)
    Synonyms: exponer, explicar
* (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador, Venezuela) to sit down while spreading one's legs or taking too much space.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | explayar | explayar | explayar | explayar | explayar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | explayando | explayando | explayando | explayando | explayando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | explayado | explayado | explayada | explayada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | explayados | explayados | explayadas | explayadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | explayo | explayas$^{tú}$ explayás$^{vos}$ | explaya | explayamos | explayáis | explayan |
| indicative | imperfect | explayaba | explayabas | explayaba | explayábamos | explayabais | explayaban |
| indicative | preterite | explayé | explayaste | explayó | explayamos | explayasteis | explayaron |
| indicative | future | explayaré | explayarás | explayará | explayaremos | explayaréis | explayarán |
| indicative | conditional | explayaría | explayarías | explayaría | explayaríamos | explayaríais | explayarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | explaye | explayes$^{tú}$ explayés$^{vos2}$ | explaye | explayemos | explayéis | explayen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | explayara | explayaras | explayara | explayáramos | explayarais | explayaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | explayase | explayases | explayase | explayásemos | explayaseis | explayasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | explayare | explayares | explayare | explayáremos | explayareis | explayaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | explaya$^{tú}$ explayá$^{vos}$ | explaye | explayemos | explayad | explayen |
| imperative | negative | | no explayes | no explaye | no explayemos | no explayéis | no explayen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “explayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014