This is the 402nd most frequent Danish word.
fortalte
"Told" (past tense of "tell").
'Fortalte' indicates the act of telling a story or relaying information in the past tense.
Han fortalte en historie om sin barndom.
He told a story about his childhood.
'Fortalte' is used in this past tense to convey having given information or directions.
Hun fortalte os, hvor vi kunne finde bussen.
She told us where we could find the bus.
'Fortalte' is employed to report previously shared information or statements by someone.