Japanese Dictionary

Reading and JLPT level

語る

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
かたる
Romaji
kataru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to talk; to tell; to recite
    Example sentence
    小泉首相が「憲法違反から靖国神社参拝ちゃいかんいうがいます」と語った Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".

Examples of 語る, かたる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
語る
Plain Polite
語ります
Negative
語らない
Negative Polite
語りません

Past

Plain
語った
Plain Polite
語りました
Negative
語らなかった
Negative Polite
語りませんでした

Te

Plain
語って
Plain Polite
語りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
語られる
Plain Polite
語られます
Negative
語られない
Negative Polite
語られません

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