| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ra·kont·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rakonto | rakontoj |
| Accusative | rakonton | rakontojn |
| Albanian | rrëfim |
|---|---|
| Chinook Jargon | ikʰanəm |
| Danish | fortælling |
| Dutch | relaas; verhaal; vertelling; vertelsel |
| English | narrative; story; tale; account |
| 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 |