il conta

told, narrated

k ɔ̃ . t a → conter
cont to tell, narrate + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #43,955
told, narrated Literary form of “told.”
FR: Il conta son histoire à ses amis.
EN: He told his story to his friends.
Conjugation of conter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third conta

Il me conta l'histoire de sa vie.

He told me the story of his life.

Un matin, il a rencontré une femme et lui conta son poème, le soir, il l'épousa.

One morning, he met a woman and recited his poem to her; that evening, he married her.

— PK (2014)

Elle ne me conta pas tout.

She didn't tell me everything.

Il ne me conta pas tout.

He didn't tell me everything.

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