🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

物語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: monogatari

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Narrating/nəˈreɪtɪŋ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は旅行の物語を魅力的に語った。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    The act of telling a story or recounting events.

    "She spent the evening narrating her adventures in the mountains."
  2. 2

    To provide a spoken account of a story or event, often in a structured format.

    "The documentary was narrated by a famous actor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'narrating' comes from the Latin 'narratio', meaning 'to tell' or 'to relate'. It evolved through Old French 'narracion' before entering Middle English as 'narraten', reflecting the act of recounting stories or events.

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