kertoa.
to tell
Meaning & usage
to tell
kertoa tarina
Kertoiko hän sinulle mitään eilisestä?
to tell to have it (to understand, believe, let believe)
Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.
Tavallinen viisaus kertoo, että lämpö nousee ylöspäin, mutta itse asiassa se leviää: kuuma ilma nousee.
to tell to be about, tell of
Mistä tämä näytelmä kertoo?
to tell to be a sign of, speak of, indicate
to multiply
kertoa kymmenellä
Suorakulmion pinta-alan voi laskea kertomalla sen leveys ja korkeus.
synonym of kerrata (“to repeat; ply”)
Where this word comes from
kerta (“time, occasion”) + -oa * (to tell): Association between telling a story and counting is common across European languages; compare the semantic development of Swedish tala, German erzählen, English recount and Spanish contar. * (to multiply): First proposed in (anonymous author, 'insändt'): Förslag till Arithmetiska Konstord i Finskan, jemte Anmärkningar rörande dess Rättskrifning. (Mnemosyne, issues 91–93, 1820); the same article also proposed many other mathematical terms.
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