please explain me vs explain me in detail

Both phrases are commonly used, but they have different structures and meanings. 'Please explain me' is incorrect in English because 'explain' is a transitive verb that requires an object, so it should be 'Please explain to me.' On the other hand, 'Explain me in detail' is correct and commonly used to ask for a detailed explanation.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

please explain me

'Please explain me' is incorrect. 'Explain' is a transitive verb that requires an object, so it should be 'Please explain to me.'

The correct phrase is 'Please explain to me.'

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Master, please explain me one thing:
Sheamus, please explain to me why we're closed.
And please explain to me how you live with this one.
Please explain to me why she had baking soda in her caddy.
Please explain to me why she had baking soda in her caddy.
Please explain to me why my son disappears, and then your man comes to my suite to invite me here.
Neal, please explain to me what's going on, before I have an aneurysm.
Please explain to me. Gray Leverson's going positive.
Somebody please explain to me how l ended up babysitting this guy.
Ben and Sara, please explain to me why that's wrong.
Can you please explain to me the distinction between diagnostic and exploratory?
Could someone please explain to me why you were so spectacularly awful last night?
Please explain to me who will survive
Please explain to me what we are referring back to committee, given that the resolution does not exist, because we have a procedure without a report.
If it is true, please explain to me, so that I can explain to Irish citizens, how the social clause is working for them.
Please explain to me why Ronnie is meeting us at the safe house?
Can you please explain to me this photo?
Will someone please explain to me why this geriatric nutbar is still communicating with the outside world?
Will you please explain to me what all this means?
Can somebody please explain to me why the little girl act works on men?

Alternatives:

Please explain to me

explain me in detail

'Explain me in detail' is correct and commonly used to ask for a detailed explanation.

This phrase is used when you want someone to provide a detailed explanation about something.

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Let me explain this in detail.
Allow me to explain in greater detail the conclusions of the Ecofin Council.
Then he explains in detail what will happen.
I'll explain in detail next week.
I can't explain in detail with children here.
Can the Commission explain in detail its methodology for excluding additional imports?
I shall therefore explain in detail the Commission's position on the amendments.
Please explain in detail how the interest payable on the amount to be recovered will be calculated.
Please explain in detail how the interest payable on the amount to be recovered will be calculated.
I have to go and explain in detail how I killed a man's pregnant wife.
Explain in detail what technologies would be needed to enable PET to be used successfully for the packaging of LDPs and juice.
Please explain in detail how the interest payable on the amount to be recovered will be calculated.
Now in order that today's programme should run with clockwork precision, our Mr Potter has masterminded a plan of campaign which he will now explain in detail.
I understand, señor, that your mind is rebelling against inexplicable phenomena, but be so kind as to explain in detail.
The application explains in detail the circumstances of Dr Zelezný's prosecution (Notice to Members 1/ 2005).
The application from the Prosecutor's Office explains in detail the charges brought by the police against Dr. Zelezný (Notice to Members 2/2005).
I am not going to explain in detail all the various opinions, but I would reiterate that they were not fundamentally different.
I do not think I need to explain in detail to Parliament why international cooperation in the energy sector is so important.
The sections below explain in detail the attributed associated with the exchanged data.
The Guide for Applicants explains in detail how PIs, team members or applicant legal entities can seek assistance or information on any matter related to a call.

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