語かたる

Usage patterns

• 〈事こと〉を語かたるto talk about/narrate something (an experience, story, etc.)

  彼かれは自じ分ぶんの体たい験けんを静しずかに語かたった。

  He quietly talked about his own experience.

• 物語ものがたりを語かたるto narrate/recite a tale (often in a traditional performance)

  琵び琶わ法ほう師しが平へい家け物もの語がたりを語かたる。

  The biwa priest chants the Tale of the Heike.

• 〈事こと〉が〈事こと〉を語かたっているfor a fact, figure, or expression to silently reveal something

  この数すう字じが経けい済ざいの現げん状じょうを語かたっている。

  These figures reveal the current state of the economy.

• 〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を語かたるto tell someone about something

  祖そ父ふは孫まごに戦せん争そうの思おもい出でを語かたった。

  The grandfather told his grandson about his memories of the war.

• 表ひょう情じょうが〈事こと〉を語かたるfor someone's expression to show/tell something without words

  彼かれの表ひょう情じょうが疲つかれを語かたっていた。

  His expression showed how tired he was.

• 〈事こと〉について語かたるto talk about a topic in some depth

  彼かの女じょは将しょう来らいの夢ゆめについて熱あつく語かたった。

  She spoke passionately about her dreams for the future.

Expressions· 10

• 夢ゆめを語かたるtalk about one's dreams; dream out loud
• 異い言げんを語かたるspeak in tongues
• 真しん実じつを語かたるspeak the truth; tell the truth
• 背せ中なかで語かたるlet one's actions do the talking; lead by example; walk the talk
• 語かたるに足たるworth telling; worth confiding in

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