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言い出す (iidasu) Japanese meaning: begin to say | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 言い出す · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 言い い 出だ す 言い い 出だ さない Polite 言い い 出だ します 言い い 出だ しません Past polite 言い い 出だ しました 言い い 出だ しませんでした Past 言い い 出だ した 言い い 出だ さなかった Te-form 言い い 出だ して 言い い 出だ さないで Desire 言い い 出だ したい 言い い 出だ したくない Potential 言い い 出だ せる 言い い 出だ せない Passive 言い い 出だ される 言い い 出だ されない Causative 言い い 出だ させる 言い い 出だ させない Causative passive 言い い 出だ させられる 言い い 出だ させられない Volitional 言い い 出だ そう Polite volitional 言い い 出だ しましょう Imperative 言い い 出だ せ 言い い 出だ すな Conditional 言い い 出だ せば 言い い 出だ さなければ Tara conditional 言い い 出だ したら 言い い 出だ さなかったら
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言い
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出だ
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He brought up a new proposal at the meeting.
She suddenly said she would quit.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 言い い 出だ す to bring up (a matter), broach a subject
He suddenly brought up that topic.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ようと 言い い 出だ す to be the first to suggest doing something
Someone spoke up and suggested going on a trip.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 言い い 出だ したこと something that a particular person was the first to suggest
That was something I proposed first.
〈 事こと 〉 を 言い い 出だ せない to be unable to bring oneself to bring up (a matter)
I couldn't bring myself to say what was true.
Related words 切り出す means to broach a topic, especially an awkward one, similar to 言い出す, but it stresses deliberately choosing the moment to speak, while 言い出す stresses being the one who starts talking.
言う is the plain, general verb for 'say' anything at all, while 言い出す narrows this to the moment someone begins saying something or first brings up a topic.
提案する is a formal word for making a proposal, whereas 言い出す is more casual and highlights being the first person to speak up with an idea.
持ち出す can mean to bring up a subject but also to take something outside, so it is broader in meaning than 言い出す, which always refers to starting to talk about something.
Don't confuse with 思い出す means 'to remember, recall' rather than 'to speak', and learners can confuse it with 言い出す because both share the 〜出す ending and a similar sound.
言い出す means to bring up a topic or start speaking about something, while 言い表す means to successfully express an idea or feeling in words; learners confuse them because both begin with 言い.
Word family opening words; speaking out; broaching a topic
person who first suggested something; person who brought up a matter
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; originator of an idea
Etymology Compound of 言い (continuative form of 言う 'say') + 出す 'take out, start'. Literally 'start saying' or 'bring out in speech'.
