Japanese

はなしをふる
Meaning: to bring up a topic; to direct a conversation to someone; to start a conversation
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 話を振る 話を振らない
Polite 話を振ります 話を振りません
Past 話を振った 話を振らなかった
Polite + Past 話を振りました 話を振りませんでした
Te-form 話を振って 話を振らなくて
Potential 話を振れる 話を振れない
Passive 話を振られる 話を振られない
Causative 話を振らせる 話を振らせない
Causative + Passive 話を振らされる 話を振らされない
Imperative 話を振れ 話を振るな

Handwriting

話
を
振
る

Example

To break the silence, he brought up a topic about my recent hobbies.

Usage Notes

Used when someone initiates a new topic or invites someone else to participate in the conversation by directing a question or comment at them.

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