Japanese

かんがえだす
Meaning: to think up; to devise; to start thinking
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 考え出す 考え出さない
Polite 考え出します 考え出しません
Past 考え出した 考え出さなかった
Polite + Past 考え出しました 考え出しませんでした
Te-form 考え出して 考え出さなくて
Potential 考え出せる 考え出せない
Passive 考え出される 考え出されない
Causative 考え出させる 考え出させない
Imperative 考え出せ 考え出すな

Handwriting

考
え
出
す

Example sentences

He thought up new business ideas one after another.
彼はインターネットを利用した新しい商法を考え出した。
He came up with a new business method using the internet.

Usage Notes

Used for inventing a new plan or method, or for the moment one begins to think about something.

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