語る (かたる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

語る (かたる) means to talk / to tell / to narrate.

See example sentences below.

語る at a glance

語る

かたるkataru

N3verb

to talk / to tell / to narrate

語るかたるkataruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to talk / to tell / to narrate

Example 1

彼は昔話を語った。

Translation

He told an old story.

Example 2

夢について語り合った。

Translation

We talked about our dreams together.