This is the 342nd most frequent Vietnamese word.
kể
"To tell" or "to narrate."
In this sentence, "kể" means "to tell" or "to narrate" and is used as an active verb indicating the act of recounting a story.
Tôi muốn kể cho bạn nghe câu chuyện này.
I want to tell you this story.
Here, "kể" takes a passive structure and implies "being described as" or "being mentioned as" in the context.
Anh ta được kể là một người rất tốt.
He is said to be a very kind person.
In this sentence, "kể cả" is a compound that means "even if" or "regardless of," showcasing a different phrase where "kể" contributes to an idiom.