かた
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
3. to indicate; to show
Pitch accent
たる
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to speak the truth
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
Examples (24 in total)
I'd rather not say anything about politics.
He doesn't want you to tell him about your sex life.
I want to speak about my love.
I don't like talking about myself.
He talked about music.
She talked about her school life.
Not every truth can be told all the time.
Actions speak louder than words.
Statistics don't always tell the whole story.
My father told me about his experiences during the war.
Many a story has been told about him.
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.
I told him all about the accident.
I wish I had the courage to speak about my feelings.
My grandmother told me the story of Cinderella.
He will tell me everything sooner or later.
The poem tells the story of the deeds of gods.
I could go on and on about it, but I won't.
She told about the accident with tears in her eyes.
Did Tom ever talk about his father?
He started talking about his ideals as usual.
He told me that he had lost his textbook the previous morning.
Yuji told his friend a story about his adventure during the summer vacation.
It was a fascinating story, and he told it well.