Synonyms: relaas, vertelling, vertelsel
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /vərˈɦal/ |
| Hyphenation | ver·haal |
| Gender | neuter |
| Plural | verhalen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| verhaaltje | verhaaltjes |
| Albanian | rrëfim |
|---|---|
| Danish | fortælling |
| English | narrative; story; tale; account |
| Esperanto | rakonto |
| Faeroese | frásøgn; søga |
| French | récit; relation |
| German | Erzählung; Geschichte |
| Greek | ιστορία |
| Icelandic | saga |
| Jamaican Patois | tuori |
| Low German | vortelling |
| Malay | cerita |
| Norwegian | historie |
| Polish | opowiadanie |
| Portuguese | conto; narrativa |
| Romanian | povestire |
| Saterland Frisian | Dööntje; Fertälster |
| Scottish Gaelic | sgeul; sgeulachd |
| Sranan | tori |
| Swedish | berättelse; historia |
| Thai | ความ; เรื่อง; เรื่องราว |
| Welsh | stori |
| West Frisian | ferhaal |