vertellen
to tell
/vərˈtɛlə(n)/verb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
Prefix ver- is unstressed, causing reduced vowel /ə/; stem vertel- shows short /ɛ/.
verkopento sellverstaanto understandverhuizento move (house)
In connected speech
The /r/ in ‘vertellen we’ may become a tap [ɾ] in fast speech, smoothing the transition to the next word.
In the lessons (6 sentences)
s2-les-05 · 27Hm, kun je me iets meer vertellen? — Ben je nu nog verliefd op Marieke of niet meer? — Maar Martin kan niet zeggen.Hm, can you tell me a bit more? — Are you still in love with Marieke now, or not any more? — But Martin can't say.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-06 · 43Tegen mij kun je toch wel iets geheims vertellen.Surely you can tell me something secret.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 16En kun je vertellen waarom je dat denkt?And can you tell me why you think that?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 48Hij heeft Gianluca beloofd te vertellen waar Marieke is.He promised Gianluca to tell him where Marieke is.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 5Xing wilde weten hoe het tussen Marieke en Gianluca ging, maar Marieke vertelde dat ze Martin leuk vindt en niet Gianluca.Xing wanted to know how things were going between Marieke and Gianluca, but Marieke said that she likes Martin, not Gianluca.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #217
Marked known.