fortelja
Faroese
Etymology
From Danish fortælle, from Middle Low German vörtellen.Influenced by Old Norse fyrtelja or, respectively, telja.
Verb
fortelja (third person singular past indicative fortaldi, third person plural past indicative fortalt, supine fortalt)
- to tell, to narrate, to relate, to recount, to explain
Conjugation
Conjugation of fortelja
| v-18 | ||||
| infinitive | fortelja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | forteljandi | |||
| past participle a7 | fortaldur | |||
| supine | fortalt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | fortelji | fortelur | fortelur | fortelja |
| past | fortaldi | fortaldi | fortaldi | fortaldu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | fortel! | — | forteljið! |
Synonyms
- telja
- siga frá
Related terms
- fortala
- forklaga
- forganga
- forbrongla
- forkøla
See also
- tosa
- práta
- spyrja
- svara
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- fortelje
Etymology
From Middle Low German vortellen, compare with Old Norse fyrtelja.
Verb
fortelja (present tense fortel, past tense fortalde, past participle fortalt, passive infinitive forteljast, present participle forteljande, imperative fortel)
- to tell, narrate
- Eg skal fortelja kva som hende.
- I will tell what happened.
References
- “fortelja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.