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► 動詞
説明  [せつめい]  [説明する]    meaning:  explain  rank: 1
☆ どういうことか説明しろよ ⇨ You explain what the hell is going on

► 名詞
説明  [せつめい]    meaning:  explain  rank: 1
☆ 説明をいたがよくからなかった ⇨ I listened to the explanation but I didn’t really understand


More examples:
  • どういうことか説明してもらえますか? ⇨ Could you explain what this is about, how things are?
  • は説明書の通り部品交換した ⇨ I exchanged parts following the instructions
  • 実例げて説明した ⇨ He explained using real examples
  • 彼女の説明に納得しなかった ⇨ She didn’t buy, wasn’t convinced by, his explanation
  • 彼女に説明をめて寄った ⇨ She stood close to her husband demanding an explanation
  • しく説明します ⇨ I will explain to you in details later
  • 自分業績自慢たらしく説明している ⇨ He is boasting his achievement
  • の説明に余計混乱した ⇨ His explanation confused me even more
  • あそこまで説明したのに未だ理解しなかった ⇨ I explained that much and he still didn’t understand
  • の説明は要領ない ⇨ His explanation doesn’t get the point
  • これを説明するのにえがかばない ⇨ I can’t think of a good analogy for explaining this
  • 説明をいても未だからない部分がある ⇨ There are some parts I still don’t understand even after listening to explanations
  • 説明をめるとはしどろもどろになった ⇨ When I asked for an explanation he wasn’t able to answer articulately
  • この製品取扱説明書はすごく不親切だ ⇨ The user manual of this product is very unfriendly to users, very hard to understand, not helpful at all
  • 重要に説明します ⇨ I explain the important points first