No. 402 in Danish
fortalte
"Told" (past tense of "tell").
In a sentence
Han fortalte en historie om sin barndom.
He told a story about his childhood.
'Fortalte' indicates the act of telling a story or relaying information in the past tense.
Hun fortalte os, hvor vi kunne finde bussen.
She told us where we could find the bus.
'Fortalte' is used in this past tense to convey having given information or directions.
De fortalte mig, at de allerede havde spist.
They told me that they had already eaten.
'Fortalte' is employed to report previously shared information or statements by someone.
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