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Basque Word of the Day

kontatu

kon-TA-tu • verb — 10th of May, 2026


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Meaning: to tell or recount (a story, event); also to count (numbers)

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Examples

  1. Kontatu istorio bat, mesedez.
    (Tell a story, please.)
  2. Zer gertatu zen? Kontatu iezadazu.
    (What happened? Tell me.)
  3. Haurrek zenbakiak kontatu ikasten dituzte.
    (Children learn to count numbers.)

Synonyms

  • esan
  • adierazi

Conjugation

PersonOrainaldiaIraganaldia
nikontatzen dutkontatu nuen
hikontatzen duzukontatu zenuen
hurakontatzen dukontatu zuen
gukontatzen dugukontatu genuen
zukontatzen duzukontatu zenuen
zuekkontatzen duzuekontatu zenuten
haiekkontatzen dutekontatu zuten

See all 8 tenses of kontatu

Use kontatu when asking someone to narrate or explain something (e.g., an event or story). It also means 'to count' in contexts about numbers. The imperative form 'kontatu' is commonly used for requests (Tell! / Tell me!).

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