explotarverb
Explotar means to explode, to blow up or to exploit in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as explota, explotó and explotan.
- to explode
- to blow up
- to exploit
La pompa de jabón explotó.
The soap bubble burst.
La granada explotó en el agua.
The grenade blew up in the water.
El globo explotó inesperadamente.
The balloon popped unexpectedly.
La dinamita explotó con un estruendo.
The dynamite went off with a bang.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| explota | he, she, it | Present |
| explotó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| explotan | they | Present |
| explotando | Gerund | |
| explotado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| explotados | masculine plural | Past participle |
| explote | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| exploten | they | Present subjunctive |
| explotaron | they | Preterite |
| explotadas | feminine plural | Past participle |
| explotaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |