JLPT N3 Intermediate
告げる
To tell, announce, or signal.
Readings
Other forms
告げます polite form
告げた plain past
告げて te-form
告げられる passive/potential form
1 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To Tell" / "To Inform
Expresses the act of formally communicating weighty information, decisions, or feelings, often in a one-way manner.
Example
医者 は 彼 に 病名 を 告げた 。
The doctor informed him of the name of his illness.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To Signal" / "To Announce
Indicates that an inanimate subject, such as a sound or natural phenomenon, signals the arrival or conclusion of a state.
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