Infinitive
rakonti
Forms
Tenses
| Present | rakontas |
| Past | rakontis |
| Future | rakontos |
| Conditional | rakontus |
| Imperative | rakontu! |
Participles
| Active past | rakontinta |
| Active present | rakontanta |
| Active future | rakontonta |
| Passive past | rakontita |
| Passive present | rakontta |
| Passive future | rakontota |
Etymology
Borrowed from French raconter, English recount, Italian raccontare. First attested in 1887. See: French '
raconter', English '
recount', Italian '
raccontare'.
Sample Sentences
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La mastro sidiĝis sur la amboson kiel iu, kiu sin preparas por rakonti (The master sat down on the anvil like one who prepared himself to tell a story) [1912, Hendrik Conscience, translated by Maria Posenaer, Rikke-tikke-tak:]
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Mia patro akuzis plenceremonie la kaptiton kaj rakontis la eventojn de la nokto. (My father formally accused the prisoner and detailed the happenings of the night.) [1999, Trans. Edwin Grobe, Tri Ceteraj Noveloj de Mark Twain:]