Information about the word tell (English → Esperanto: ordoni)

Synonyms: command, order, dictate, direct

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/tɛl/
Hyphenationtell
Shavian alphabet𐑑𐑧𐑤

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(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
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) tell (I) told
(thou) tell(thou) told
(he) tell(he) told
(we) tell(we) told
(you) tell(you) told
(they) tell(they) told
Imperative mood
tell
Participles
Present participlePast participle
tellingtold

Usage samples

I am told to go away.
He did not tell me to free your hands.
He had told her to be there when he did.

Translations

Afrikaansbeveel
Catalanmanar; ordenar
Dutchbevelen; gelasten
Esperantoordoni
Faeroeseskipa fyri
Finnishkäskeä
Frenchcommander; enjoindre; ordonner; sommer
Germananordnen; befehlen; gebieten; verordnen; vorschreiben
Luxemburgishbefielen; virschreiwen
Polishrozkazywać
Portuguesedar ordem; mandar; ordenar; prescrever
Romaniancomanda; ordona
Russianвелеть; приказать; приказывать
Saterland Frisiananoardenje; befeele; gebjoode; feroardenje; foarschrieuwe; foarskrieuwe
Spanishmandar; ordenar
Swedishbefalla; påbjuda
Thaiสั่ง
West Frisianbefelje