Japanese

ことばをはく
Meaning: to utter words; to speak; to say
Part of Speech: Phrase, Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 言葉を吐く 言葉を吐かない
Polite 言葉を吐きます 言葉を吐きません
Past 言葉を吐いた 言葉を吐かなかった
Polite + Past 言葉を吐きました 言葉を吐きませんでした
Te-form 言葉を吐いて 言葉を吐かなくて
Potential 言葉を吐ける 言葉を吐けない
Passive 言葉を吐かれる 言葉を吐かれない
Causative 言葉を吐かせる 言葉を吐かせない
Causative + Passive 言葉を吐かされる 言葉を吐かされない
Imperative 言葉を吐け 言葉を吐くな

Handwriting

言
葉
を
吐
く

Example

At the end, he uttered some meaningful words.

Usage Notes

A phrase meaning to speak or say something. '吐く' literally means to spit or vomit, but here it implies letting words out of one's mouth.

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