Sinonieme: relate, narrate, recount
| Woordsoort | werkwoord |
|---|---|
| Uitspraak | /tɛl/ |
| Afbreking | tell |
| Shaw‐alfabet | 𐑑𐑧𐑤 |
| Aantonende wys | |
|---|---|
| Teenwoordige tyd | Verlede tyd |
| (I) tell | (I) told |
| (thou) tellest | (thou) toldst, toldest |
| (he) tells, telleth | (he) told |
| (we) tell | (we) told |
| (you) tell | (you) told |
| (they) tell | (they) told |
| Aanvoegende wys | |
| Teenwoordige tyd | Verlede tyd |
| (I) tell | (I) told |
| (thou) tell | (thou) told |
| (he) tell | (he) told |
| (we) tell | (we) told |
| (you) tell | (you) told |
| (they) tell | (they) told |
| Gebiedende wys | |
| tell | |
| Deelwoorde | |
| Teenwoordige deelwoord | Verlede deelwoord |
| telling | told |
| Afrikaans | vertel |
|---|---|
| Deens | fortælle |
| Duits | erzählen |
| Esperanto | rakonti |
| Faroëes | greiða frá; siga frá |
| Fins | kertoa |
| Frans | conter; raconter |
| Hongaars | elmond |
| Italiaans | raccontare |
| Jamaikaanse Patois | tel |
| Katalaans | contar |
| Latyn | narrare |
| Nederduits | vertellen; vortellen |
| Nederlands | verhalen; vertellen |
| Noors | fortelle |
| Pools | opowiadać |
| Portugees | contar; descrever; narrar |
| Roemeens | istorisi; nara; povesti |
| Saterfries | fertälle; tälle |
| Skots | tell |
| Skots-Gaelies | innis |
| Spaans | contar |
| Sranan | fruteri |
| Sweeds | berätta |
| Thai | เล่า |
| Tsjeggies | povídat; vyprávět; vypravovat |
| Turks | anlatmak |
| Wes‐Fries | fertelle |
| Yslands | segja; segja frá |