Tell

"Tell" in German

erkennen

(to discern, notice, identify or distinguish)

erklären

(to instruct)

erzählen

(to pass information)

mitteilen

(to pass information)

petzen

(to inform someone in authority)

sagen

(to pass information)

sagen

(to instruct)

sagen

(to discern, notice, identify or distinguish)

unterscheiden

(to discern, notice, identify or distinguish)

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