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Inflections of 言い出す

Common N2
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to begin to say;to start talking;to broach (a matter);to bring up;to come out with
    We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    to be the first to say;to suggest (doing);to propose
    The manager suggested that I go with him to the airport.
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Inflections of 言う

Common N5
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to say;to utter;to declare
    John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    to name;to call
    What do you call this animal in Japanese?
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");to make a noise
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