No. 444 in French

raconte

Tells or narrates.

In a sentence

Elle raconte une histoire passionnante.
She is telling an exciting story.
Here, 'raconte' is conjugated in the present tense and means 'to tell'.
Raconte-moi ton week-end.
Tell me about your weekend.
'Raconte' here is a command in the imperative mood, directed towards the second person singular.
Il raconte toujours des anecdotes amusantes.
He always tells funny anecdotes.
In this sentence, 'raconte' is used in the context of habitual action, denoting 'tells'.

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