"explain sth" in German to explain sth. etw. verdeutlichen etw. erklären etw. erläutern Detailed translations for "explain sth" to explain sth. to explain sth.(also: to highlight sth., to make clear sth., to elucidate sth., to point up sth.) etw. verdeutlichen to explain sth.(also: to explain, to declare sth., to account for sth., to profess sth.) etw. erklären to explain sth.(also: to elucidate sth.) etw. erläutern{transitive verb}