/ʁa.kɔ̃.te/
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Translation
to tell, to recount
Word origin
From Old French raconter, formed from the prefix re- and aconter ('to recount, to relate'), from conter ('to tell'), from Latin computare ('to count, to reckon').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- computare
- English cognates
- recount, count, compute
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | raconte | racontais | racontai | raconterai | raconterais |
| tu | racontes | racontais | racontas | raconteras | raconterais |
| il/elle | raconte | racontait | raconta | racontera | raconterait |
| nous | racontons | racontions | racontâmes | raconterons | raconterions |
| vous | racontez | racontiez | racontâtes | raconterez | raconteriez |
| ils/elles | racontent | racontaient | racontèrent | raconteront | raconteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | raconte | racontasse |
| tu | racontes | racontasses |
| il/elle | raconte | racontât |
| nous | racontions | racontassions |
| vous | racontiez | racontassiez |
| ils/elles | racontent | racontassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | raconte |
| nous | racontons |
| vous | racontez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- racontant
- Past participle
- raconté · racontée · racontés · racontées
Examples
- ' .
Tell me what happened last night.
aux .
He likes telling stories to the children.
.
She told us her whole life in an hour.
' , .
You are talking nonsense, I do not believe you.
.
Do not tell that joke to your mother.
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