述べ立てる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 述べ立てる | 述べ立てない |
| Polite | 述べ立てます | 述べ立てません |
| Past polite | 述べ立てました | 述べ立てませんでした |
| Past | 述べ立てた | 述べ立てなかった |
| Te-form | 述べ立てて | 述べ立てないで |
| Desire | 述べ立てたい | 述べ立てたくない |
| Potential | 述べ立てられるalso 述べ立てれる | 述べ立てられないalso 述べ立てれない |
| Passive | 述べ立てられる | 述べ立てられない |
| Causative | 述べ立てさせる | 述べ立てさせない |
| Causative passive | 述べ立てさせられる | 述べ立てさせられない |
| Volitional | 述べ立てよう | |
| Polite volitional | 述べ立てましょう | |
| Imperative | 述べ立てろ | 述べ立てるな |
| Conditional | 述べ立てれば | 述べ立てなければ |
| Tara conditional | 述べ立てたら | 述べ立てなかったら |
relate at length; dwell on eloquently; expound
Used when someone talks about something in great detail, often at length and with rhetorical flourish. Can carry a slightly negative nuance of going on and on.
He expounded on his success story at great length.
I got fed up with the person who kept expounding his pet theory at the meeting.