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to tell
01
berÀtta, sÀga
to use words and give someone informationÂ
Transitive: to tell sb about sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansÀttning
enkelt
handlingsverb
oregelbundet
presens
tell
3:e person singular
tells
presens particip
telling
enkelt preteritum
told
perfekt particip
told
Exempel
Did he tell you about the new project?Â
BerÀttade han för dig om det nya projektet?
1.1
avslöja, berÀtta
to make confidential information or a secret knownÂ
Intransitive
Exempel
'How did you do on the exam?' 'I'm not telling. You'll have to wait for the results.'Â
'Hur gick det pÄ provet?' 'Jag berÀttar inte. Du fÄr vÀnta pÄ resultaten.'
1.2
berÀtta, sÀga
to use words in order to express or narrate somethingÂ
Transitive: to tell sth
Ditransitive: to tell sb sth
Exempel
Can you tell me if what he said is true or not?Â
Kan du berÀtta för mig om det han sa Àr sant eller inte?
1.3
berÀtta, rekommendera
to instruct or recommend someone to do a particular thingÂ
Ditransitive: to tell sb to do sth
Exempel
He was told to turn off his phone during the movie.Â
Han blev tillsagd att stÀnga av sin telefon under filmen.
1.4
visa, avslöja
to provide information or facts about something in non-verbal waysÂ
Ditransitive: to tell sb a piece of information | to tell sb that
Exempel
His facial expression told me that he was upset.Â
Hans ansiktsuttryck berÀttade för mig att han var upprörd.
02
bestÀmma, urskilja
to realize or determine with confidenceÂ
Transitive: to tell that
Intransitive
Exempel
'He's definitely not from around here.'Â 'How can you tell?'Â
'Han Àr definitivt inte hÀrifrÄn.' 'Hur kan du sÀga det?'
2.1
skilja, urskilja
to be able to differentiate a person or thing from anotherÂ
Transitive: to tell the difference between two things | to tell that
Exempel
Can you tell which song is the original and which is the cover?Â
Kan du berÀtta vilken lÄt som Àr originalet och vilken som Àr coverversionen?
03
göra sig pÄmind, ha konsekvenser
to have an effect that is noticeable, particularly a harmful oneÂ
Intransitive
Exempel
He's been neglecting his health lately and it's starting to tell.Â
Han har försummat sin hÀlsa pÄ sistone och det börjar visa sig.
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