語る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Cognate with (かた) (kataru).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「語る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
語る たる
Imperative (命令形) 語れ たれ
Key constructions
Passive 語られる たられる
Causative 語らせる たらせる
Potential 語れる たれる
Volitional 語ろう たろ
Negative 語らない たらない
Negative perfective 語らなかった たらなかった
Formal 語ります たりま
Perfective 語った たった
Conjunctive 語って たって
Hypothetical conditional 語れば たれ

Verb

(かた) (katarutransitive godan (stem (かた) (katari), past (かた)った (katatta))

  1. talk about, tell, narrate
    (かれ)(しん)(そう)(かた)った
    Kare wa shinsō o katatta.
    He told the truth.
  2. recite
    ()()(ゆう)(かた)
    gidayū o kataru
    to recite gidayu
  3. show that there was something
    ()()のぬくもりは(かれ)がさっきまで(すわ)っていたことを(かた)っている
    Isu no nukumori wa kare ga sakki made suwatte ita koto o katatte iru.
    The warmth of the chair shows that he was sitting on it until a moment ago.

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