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言い出す (いいだす): to start talking, to suggest — Japanese vocabulary

言い出す is read いいだす and means "to start talking, to suggest". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

言い出す

Reading
いいだす · iidasu
Translation
to start talking, to suggest
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
いいだすが

Example

そんな事言い出すとは思わなかったよ。

そんなこといいだすとはおもわなかったよ。

I didn't expect that to come from you.

Kanji in this word

  • 言 — say, word
  • 出 — exit, leave

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