Japanese

きりだす
Meaning: to bring up (a subject); to start talking; to cut out (timber/stone)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

切
り
出
す

Example sentences

I steeled myself and brought up the subject of breaking up.
彼は突然別れ話を切り出し、彼女を驚かせた。
He suddenly brought up the topic of breaking up, surprising her.

Usage Notes

Commonly used when starting to talk about a difficult or important topic. Also used for harvesting resources like wood.

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