explanation, clarification
[noun]
[de uit-leg, <no plural>]

If you don’t understand what someone is saying, you’d better ask him/her for an explanation ("uitleg"). The core task of a teacher is "uitleg geven" ("give an explanation") or "uitleggen" ("explain"). You typically explain something to someone (see below for example sentences).

Examples:
– "De oppositie eiste een uitleg van de minister over de torenhoge bonussen van woningcorporaties." 
("The opposition demanded an explanation from the minister on the sky-high bonuses of housing corporations.")

– "Ik snapte helemaal niet wat er aan de hand was totdat zij het me uitlegde." 
("I didn’t have a clue what was going on until she explained it to me.")

– "Kun je me uitleggen waarom er lippenstift op je shirt zit? Ga je soms vreemd?" 
("Can you explain to me why you have lipstick on your shirt? Are you cheating on me?")

– "Op de verpakking stond uitgelegd hoe de verf te gebruiken." 
("On the packaging it was explained how to use the paint.")

Expressions:
– "Tekst en uitleg": a full explanation.

Example:
– "Zij gaf me tekst en uitleg over de discussies tijdens de conferentie."
("She gave me a full account of the discussions during the conference.")

Related words:
– Uitleg geven: to give an explanation [verb] [gaf, heeft gegeven].
– Uitleggen: to explain [verb] [legde uit, heeft uitgelegd].
– Snappen: to understand, to grasp [verb] [snapte, heeft gesnapt].
– Begrijpen: to understand [noun] [begreep, heeft begrepen].