言(い)い出(だ)す

いいだす
verb (godan)
to start to say, to bring up, to propose
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present言(い)い出(だ)す言(い)い出(だ)さない
Present polite言(い)い出(だ)します言(い)い出(だ)しません
Past言(い)い出(だ)した言(い)い出(だ)さなかった
Past polite言(い)い出(だ)しました言(い)い出(だ)しませんでした
て form言(い)い出(だ)して言(い)い出(だ)さなくて
ている present言(い)い出(だ)している言(い)い出(だ)していない
ている polite言(い)い出(だ)しています言(い)い出(だ)していません
ている past言(い)い出(だ)していた言(い)い出(だ)していなかった
ている past polite言(い)い出(だ)していました言(い)い出(だ)していませんでした
Conditional ば言(い)い出(だ)せば言(い)い出(だ)さなければ
Conditional たら言(い)い出(だ)したら言(い)い出(だ)さなかったら
Volitional言(い)い出(だ)そう—
Volitional polite言(い)い出(だ)しましょう—
Potential言(い)い出(だ)せる言(い)い出(だ)せない
Passive言(い)い出(だ)される言(い)い出(だ)されない
Causative言(い)い出(だ)させる言(い)い出(だ)させない
Imperative言(い)い出(だ)せ言(い)い出(だ)すな
1. to start to say, to begin talking about
To begin speaking about something, especially something new or that was not being discussed before.
She suddenly burst into tears and started to say something.
He suddenly said he wanted to change jobs.
子供(こども)が「犬(いぬ)を飼(か)いたい」と言(い)い出(だ)した。
The child started saying they wanted to get a dog.
In the middle of the meeting, the department head started talking about a new project.
言(い)い出(だ)しにくいことだが、正直(しょうじき)に話(はな)すべきだ。
It's hard to bring up, but you should speak honestly.
2. to bring up, to propose
To raise a topic or make a suggestion, often something unexpected or difficult.
Since you're the one who brought it up, see it through to the end.
言(い)い出(だ)しっぺが責任(せきにん)を取(と)る。
The one who brought it up takes responsibility.
[Note: 言(い)い出(だ)しっぺ is a casual expression for 'the person who first suggested something']
彼女(かのじょ)が離婚(りこん)を言(い)い出(だ)した。
She brought up divorce.
Nobody could bring themselves to bring up the topic of a price increase.
When the president proposed expanding overseas, everyone was surprised.

言(い)い出(だ)す is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) meaning to bring up a topic or begin to speak about something.

Etymology

ASPECT (ている):
言(い)い出(だ)している is rarely used; the simple past 言(い)い出(だ)した is more common.

Common patterns

Compounds

  • 言(い)い出(だ)しっぺ: the person who first proposed something (casual)
  • 言(い)い出(だ)しにくい: hard to bring up (adjective)

Usage

Often implies that what is being said is unexpected, potentially problematic, or requires courage to say.