No. 342 in Vietnamese
kể
"To tell" or "to narrate."
In a sentence
Tôi muốn kể cho bạn nghe câu chuyện này.
I want to tell you this story.
In this sentence, "kể" means "to tell" or "to narrate" and is used as an active verb indicating the act of recounting a story.
Anh ta được kể là một người rất tốt.
He is said to be a very kind person.
Here, "kể" takes a passive structure and implies "being described as" or "being mentioned as" in the context.
Kể cả khi trời mưa, tôi vẫn đi làm.
Even if it rains, I still go to work.
In this sentence, "kể cả" is a compound that means "even if" or "regardless of," showcasing a different phrase where "kể" contributes to an idiom.
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