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物語ものがたる

Kana ものがたる Romaji monogataru

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount

02godan verb · transitive

to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to

Examples

この話はアメリカに起こっていることについて多くを物語っている。

This story says a lot about what has happened to America.

Tatoeba #159576

子供が健康だということは母親の育て方が立派であるということを物語る。

The child's good health says a great deal for maternal care.

Tatoeba #168830

統計はすべてを物語るとは限らない。

Statistics don't always tell the whole story.

Tatoeba #123915

Source

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