I Love Kanji語る (kataru)
語る (かたる, kataru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to talk about; to speak of”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かたる
- Romaji
- kataru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate · godan verb, transitive
- to recite; to chant · godan verb, transitive
- to indicate; to show · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 語る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 語る | かたる kataru |
| Polite (~masu) | 語ります | かたります katarimasu |
| Negative | 語らない | かたらない kataranai |
| Polite negative | 語りません | かたりません katarimasen |
| Past | 語った | かたった katatta |
| Polite past | 語りました | かたりました katarimashita |
| Negative past | 語らなかった | かたらなかった kataranakatta |
| Te-form | 語って | かたって katatte |
| Potential | 語れる | かたれる katareru |
| Passive | 語られる | かたられる katarareru |
| Causative | 語らせる | かたらせる kataraseru |
| Volitional | 語ろう | かたろう katarou |
| Imperative | 語れ | かたれ katare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 語れば | かたれば katareba |
Kanji in 語る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 語る.
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Source: JMdict entry 1270990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.