Word
言い出す
いいだす
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Godan verb · Transitive
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
- Godan verb · Transitive
to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
In Spanish
empezar a hablar; hablar; decir; proponer; sugerir; romper el hielo
- Other forms
- 云い出す、言いだす、言出す、云いだす、云出す
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
これはだれかの言い出したことかい。
Was this somebody else's idea?
¿Acaso esta era la idea de otro?
Tatoeba #218583(opens in a new tab)そんな事言い出すとは思わなかったよ。
I didn't expect that to come from you.
Tatoeba #204102(opens in a new tab)