Polyglot Dictionary

erzählen

/ɛɐ̯ˈtsɛːlən/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
erzählt
past
erzählte
perfect
hat erzählt

Meaning

  1. to tell (a story), to narrate

    For telling stories or accounts, distinct from sagen (to say a specific thing).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vortragen

Erzählen is the everyday word for telling a story; vortragen is to recite or present something formally, often prepared in advance (a poem, a report).

Practice

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See also

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