contarle

to tell him/her, to tell you, to count them

→ contare
contar to count + le 3rd-person feminine plural object
verb Rare #41,455
to tell him/her, to tell you The attached “le” refers to one person: him, her, or a formal you.
IT: Voglio contarle la verità.
EN: I want to tell him the truth.
to count them The attached “le” refers to a group of feminine things or people.
IT: Devo contarle prima di riporle.
EN: I have to count them before putting them away.
Conjugation of contare
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First conto contiamo
Second conti contate
Third conta contano
Imperative
SingularPlural
First contiamo
Second conta contate
Third conti
contarecontarlecontarci
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First conti contiamo
Second conti
Third conti
Present
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third contò
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First contavo
Third contava
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First conterò

Avete mai provato a contarle?

Have you ever tried counting them?

— पीके (2014)

È difficile contarle.

It's difficult to count them.

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Devo anche contarle.

I also have to count them.

— I Swear (2025)

Avresti potuto contarle Io stesso, ne hai avute solo sei.

You could have counted them yourself, you only had six.

— La grande bellezza (2013)