Japanese

Verb

語る ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かたる, romaji kataru)

1. talk about, tell, narrate

   彼 (かれ)は真相 (しんそう)を語 (かた)った。

   Kare wa shinsō o katatta.

   He told the truth.

2. recite

   義太夫 (ぎだゆう)を語 (かた)る

   gidayū o kataru

   recite gidayu

3. show that there was something

   椅子 (いす)のぬくもりは彼 (かれ)がさっきまで座 (すわ)っていたことを語 (かた)っている。

   Isu no nukumori wa kare ga sakki made suwatteita koto o katatteiru.

   The warmth of the chair shows that he was sitting on it until a moment ago.

Derived terms

• (noun) 語 (かた)り ‎(katari)
• 物語 (ものがた)る ‎(monogataru)

Conjugation