Japanese

はしりだす
Meaning: to start running; to begin moving; to start out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

走
り
出
す

Example sentences

The train started running.
彼女はくるりと背を向けて走り出した。
She quickly turned her back and started running.
急に走り出したので、脇腹が痛くなった。
Because I started running suddenly, my side started to hurt.
「用意、どん!」の合図で、子供たちが一斉に走り出した。
At the signal of 'Ready, go!', the children started running all at once.
彼は突然奇声を発して走り出した
He suddenly let out a strange cry and started running.

Usage Notes

Can refer to both people starting to run and vehicles or projects starting to move.

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