Japanese

ものがたる
Meaning: to tell; to indicate; to speak volumes
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 物語る 物語らない
Polite 物語ります 物語りません
Past 物語った 物語らなかった
Polite + Past 物語りました 物語りませんでした
Te-form 物語って 物語らなくて
Potential 物語れる 物語れない
Passive 物語られる 物語られない
Causative 物語らせる 物語らせない
Causative + Passive 物語らされる 物語らされない
Imperative 物語れ 物語るな

Handwriting

物
語
る

Example

His expression told the whole story.

Usage Notes

Can mean to tell a story or, more abstractly, that a fact or situation clearly shows something.

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