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語る

to talk about

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Conjugation of 語る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: show that there was something, tell, narrate, show, recite
私/俺
Present informal tense
語る
kataru
I talk about
Present informal negative tense
語らない
kataranai
I don't talk about
Present formal tense
語ります
katarimasu
I talk about
Present formal negative tense
語りません
katarimasen
I do not talk about
私/俺
Past informal tense
語った
katatta
I talked about
Past informal negative tense
語らなかった
kataranakatta
I didn't talk about
Past formal tense
語りました
katarimashita
I talk about
Past formal negative tense
語りませんでした
katarimasen deshita
I did not talk about
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
語れ
katare
talk about
Imperative negative mood
語るな
kataru na
don't talk about
Imperative formal mood
語ってください
katatte kudasai
please talk about
Imperative formal negative mood
語らないでください
kataranai dekudasai
please do not talk about
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
語って
katatte
talk about
Passive stem
語られる
katarareru
talked about
Hypothetical tense
語れ
katare
if I talked about
Hypothetical conditional stem
語れば
katareba
talked about
私/俺
Volitional stem
語ろう
katarō
will talk about
Potential stem
語れる
katareru
talked about
Continuative stem
語り
katari
talking about
Causative stem
語らせる
kataraseru
allow to talk about
私/俺
Imperfective stem
語ら
katara
talk about

Examples of 語る

語れ　詩の女神よ 世界の果てに流れついた－ 幼児にして老人－

Tell me, muse, the storyteller... he who has been thrust to the edge of the world... both an infant and an ancient, and through him reveal Everyman.

ただ... 語り...

I want to talk to him.