No. 293 in Norwegian
fortalte
"Told" (past tense of "tell").
In a sentence
Hun fortalte en spennende historie.
She told an exciting story.
The word 'fortalte' is used as the past tense of 'to tell', indicating that the action of telling occurred in the past.
Læreren fortalte klassen om Norges historie.
The teacher told the class about Norway's history.
In this context, 'fortalte' is used to describe an explanation or providing information.
De fortalte meg at festen var avlyst.
They told me that the party was canceled.
Here, 'fortalte' conveys the act of informing someone about a certain fact or event.
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