Japanese

はきだす
Meaning: to spit out, to spew, to vent
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

吐
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出
す

Example sentences

He vented all the frustration he had been holding in.
心に鬱積した感情を吐き出した。
I poured out the pent-up feelings in my heart.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally spitting something out of the mouth, or metaphorically venting emotions or secrets.

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