"fortælle" meaning in Danish

See fortælle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɔˈtɛlˀə/, [fʌˈtˢelˀə], [fɒ̽ˈtsʰelˀl̩]
Etymology: Equivalent to for- + tælle, after Middle Low German vortellen (“tell”). Compare, with a different prefix, German erzählen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|da|for|tælle}} for- + tælle, {{cog|gml|vortellen||tell}} Middle Low German vortellen (“tell”), {{cog|de|erzählen}} German erzählen Head templates: {{head|da|verbs|imperative|fortæl|infinitive|at fortælle|present tense|fortæller|past tense|fortalte|perfect tense|har fortalt|f1accel-form=imp|f1request=1|f3accel-form=pres|f3request=1|f4accel-form=past|f4request=1|f5accel-form=past|part|f5request=1|head=}} fortælle (imperative fortæl, infinitive at fortælle, present tense fortæller, past tense fortalte, perfect tense har fortalt), {{da-verb|fortæl|fortælle|fortæller|fortalte|har|fortalt}} fortælle (imperative fortæl, infinitive at fortælle, present tense fortæller, past tense fortalte, perfect tense har fortalt) Forms: fortæl [imperative], at fortælle [infinitive], fortæller [present], fortalte [past], har fortalt [perfect], no-table-tags [table-tags], fortæller [active, present], fortælles [passive, present], fortalte [active, past], fortaltes [passive, past], fortælle [active, infinitive], fortælles [infinitive, passive], fortæl [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fortællende [participle, present], fortalt [participle, past], auxiliary verb have [participle, past], fortællen [gerund, participle]
  1. to tell, to report
    Sense id: en-fortælle-da-verb-VXSbbE3O
  2. to narrate
    Sense id: en-fortælle-da-verb-rCkDvnQi Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Danish terms prefixed with for-: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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        "1": "da",
        "2": "for",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "vortellen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tell"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vortellen (“tell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "erzählen"
      },
      "expansion": "German erzählen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Equivalent to for- + tælle, after Middle Low German vortellen (“tell”). Compare, with a different prefix, German erzählen.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "fortæl",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "at fortælle",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæller",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har fortalt",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæller",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortælles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortaltes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortælle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortælles",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortællende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortællen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "fortælle (imperative fortæl, infinitive at fortælle, present tense fortæller, past tense fortalte, perfect tense har fortalt)",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to tell, to report"
      ],
      "id": "en-fortælle-da-verb-VXSbbE3O",
      "links": [
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ],
        [
          "report",
          "report"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
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          "name": "Danish terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to narrate"
      ],
      "id": "en-fortælle-da-verb-rCkDvnQi",
      "links": [
        [
          "narrate",
          "narrate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔˈtɛlˀə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fʌˈtˢelˀə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fɒ̽ˈtsʰelˀl̩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fortælle"
}

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    "Danish terms prefixed with for-",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "at fortælle",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæller",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har fortalt",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæller",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortælles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fortaltes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortælle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fortælles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortællende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortalt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fortællen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "fortæl",
        "5": "infinitive",
        "6": "at fortælle",
        "7": "present tense",
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        "to tell, to report"
      ],
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        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ],
        [
          "report",
          "report"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to narrate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "narrate",
          "narrate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔˈtɛlˀə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fʌˈtˢelˀə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fɒ̽ˈtsʰelˀl̩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fortælle"
}

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