N21191/1725

言いい出だす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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いいだす

Meanings

to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up, to come out with
to be the first to say, to suggest (doing), to propose

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょは突然とつぜん、会社かいしゃを辞やめたいと言いい出だした。

She suddenly brought up that she wanted to quit the company.

誰だれも言いい出ださなかったので、私わたしが最初さいしょに提案ていあんした。

Since no one spoke up, I was the first to make a suggestion.

彼かれが転職てんしょくの話はなしを言いい出だしたのは、先月せんげつのことだ。

It was last month that he brought up the topic of changing jobs.

大切たいせつなことほど、なかなか言いい出だせないものだ。

The more important something is, the harder it is to bring yourself to say it.

部長ぶちょうが新あたらしいプロジェクトについて言いい出だすまで、誰だれもその計画けいかくを知しらなかった。

Until the department head brought up the new project, no one knew about the plan.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)