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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1155.nārrō on page 1155
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nārrāre to tell
nārrāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to tell.
Definitions for nārrāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to tell, report, narrate
English derivatives:
narration narrative narrator
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To relate, tell, say. (b) (w. acc. and inf.; also pass. w. nom. and inf.). (c) (w. indir. qu.). (d) ~o tibi, (colloq.) let me tell you, I can tell you.
- 2
To describe, tell about. (b) (intr. w. de) to talk (about).
- 3
(in colloq. idiom, esp. in an indignant question, e.g.) quod argentum..~as? what is this money you are talking about? (also in exclamations, e.g.) regem elegantem ~as, that's a fine monarch you are talking about. (b) ~as bene (and sim.), that's good news.
- 4
(pass.) To be the subject of talk, be talked about; ~atus, famous.
- 5
(rhet., intr.) To state the facts of a case (cf. NARRATIO).
Sentences with nārrāre
Latin to English
Hāc fāmā narrātā, dux urbem since morā relīquit.Compare When (since, etc.) this rumor has been reported, the leader left the city without delay.
Haec illī auctōrī clārissimō nārrā ut in librō eius scrībantur.Compare Tell these things to that very famous author so that they may be written in his book.
Ita tum ille discedo iratus; puto ego tu narro.Compare So he then went away in anger; I think that I have told you.
Somnium narrare vigilantis est, et vitia sua confiteri sanitatis indicium est.Compare Only he who is awake can recount his dream, and similarly a confession of sin is a proof of soun mind.
Officium alterius multis narrare memento; at quaecumque aliis benefeceris ipse, sileto.Compare Remember to speak often of another's kindness, but keep silent about your own good deeds.
Conjugation table for nārrāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| nārrō nārrās nārrat nārrāmus nārrātis nārrant | nārrābam nārrābās nārrābat nārrābāmus nārrābātis nārrābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| nārrāvī nārrāvistī nārrāvit nārrāvimus nārrāvistis nārrāvērunt / nārrāvēre | nārrāveram nārrāverās nārrāverat nārrāverāmus nārrāverātis nārrāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| nārrābō nārrābis nārrābit nārrābimus nārrābitis nārrābunt | nārrāverō nārrāveris nārrāverit nārrāverimus nārrāveritis nārrāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| nārrem nārrēs nārret nārrēmus nārrētis nārrent | nārrārem nārrārēs nārrāret nārrārēmus nārrārētis nārrārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| nārrāverim nārrāveris nārrāverit nārrāverimus nārrāveritis nārrāverint | nārrāvissem nārrāvissēs nārrāvisset nārrāvissēmus nārrāvissētis nārrāvissent |
Infinitive present nārrāre Infinitive perfect nārrāvisse Infinitive future nārrātūrum esse | Imperative present nārrā nārrāte Imperative future nārrātō nārrātō nārrātōte nārrantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| nārror nārrāris nārrātur nārrāmur nārrāminī nārrantur | nārrābar nārrābāris / nārrābāre nārrābātur nārrābāmur nārrābāminī nārrābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| nārrātus sum nārrātus es nārrātus est nārrātī sumus nārrātī estis nārrātī sunt | nārrātus eram nārrātus erās nārrātus erat nārrātī erāmus nārrātī erātis nārrātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| nārrābor nārrāberis / nārrābere nārrābitur nārrābimur nārrābiminī nārrābuntur | nārrātus erō nārrātus eris nārrātus erit nārrātī erimus nārrātī eritis nārrātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| nārrer nārrēris / nārrēre nārrētur nārrēmur nārrēminī nārrentur | nārrārer nārrārēris / nārrārēre nārrārētur nārrārēmur nārrārēminī nārrārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| nārrātus sim nārrātus sīs nārrātus sit nārrātī sīmus nārrātī sītis nārrātī sint | nārrātus essem nārrātus essēs nārrātus esset nārrātī essēmus nārrātī essētis nārrātī essent |
Infinitive present nārrārī Infinitive perfect nārrātum esse Infinitive future nārrātum īrī | Imperative present nārrāre nārrāminī Imperative future nārrātor nārrātor - nārrāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | nārrāns | nārrantēs |
| Gen. | nārrantis | nārrantium |
| Dat. | nārrantī | nārrantibus |
| Acc. | nārrantem | nārrantēs |
| Abl. | nārrante | nārrantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | nārrātūrus | nārrātūrī |
| Gen. | nārrātūrī | nārrātūrōrum |
| Dat. | nārrātūrō | nārrātūrīs |
| Acc. | nārrātūrum | nārrātūrōs |
| Abl. | nārrātūrō | nārrātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | nārrātus | nārrātī |
| Gen. | nārrātī | nārrātōrum |
| Dat. | nārrātō | nārrātīs |
| Acc. | nārrātum | nārrātōs |
| Abl. | nārrātō | nārrātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | nārrandus | nārrandī |
| Gen. | nārrandī | nārrandōrum |
| Dat. | nārrandō | nārrandīs |
| Acc. | nārrandum | nārrandōs |
| Abl. | nārrandō | nārrandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | nārrāre | nārrātum |
| Gen. | nārrandī | nārrātū |
| Dat. | nārrandō | |
| Acc. | nārrandum | |
| Abl. | nārrandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 158.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1155.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "nārrō, nārrāre, nārrāvī, nārrātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed July 19, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/narro-narrare-narravi-narratum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 158.nārrō, nārrāre, nārrāvī, nārrātum on page 158
