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言(い)い出(だ)す

いいだすiidasu

CommonVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. Godan verb with su endingtransitive verb

    to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with

    我(われ)々(われ)が静(しず)かに夕(ゆう)食(しょく)をとっていると、突(とつ)然(ぜん)、母(はは)がもう一(いち)度(ど)学(がっ)校(こう)に行(い)くつもりだと言(い)い出(だ)した。

    • We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school.
  2. to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

Example sentences 24

我(われ)々(われ)が静(しず)かに夕(ゆう)食(しょく)をとっていると、突(とつ)然(ぜん)、母(はは)がもう一(いち)度(ど)学(がっ)校(こう)に行(い)くつもりだと言(い)い出(だ)した。

  • We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school.

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