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きりだす
verb (godan, transitive)
to cut out; to quarry; to bring up (a topic)
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()さない
Present polite()()します()()しません
Past()()した()()さなかった
Past polite()()しました()()しませんでした
て form()()して()()さなくて
ている present()()している()()していない
ている polite()()しています()()していません
ている past()()していた()()していなかった
ている past polite()()していました()()していませんでした
Conditional ば()()せば()()さなければ
Conditional たら()()したら()()さなかったら
Volitional()()そう
Volitional polite()()しましょう
Potential()()せる()()せない
Passive()()される()()されない
Causative()()させる()()させない
Imperative()()()()すな
1. to cut out; to quarry; to extract
To cut something out from a larger whole, such as cutting stone from a quarry or extracting material.
(やま)から(いし)()()す。
They quarry stone from the mountain.
(おお)きな()から(いた)()()した。
They cut planks from a large tree.
To carve out a sculpture's shape from rock.
This area has made a living by quarrying granite since long ago.
I extracted just the needed part from the video and saved it.
2. to bring up (a topic); to broach
To start talking about something, especially a difficult or delicate subject.
(はなし)()()した。
I brought up the topic.
It's hard to find the right timing to bring up the topic.
She brought up the subject of breaking up.
I couldn't bring myself to bring up the job change with my boss.
He mustered his courage and brought up the main topic, but the response was cold.

()()す is a compound of () (to cut) and () (to take out; to start). Both senses keep that image: separating something out of a larger whole and bringing it forward.

Transitivity

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). The material cut out, or the topic raised, takes .
  • There is no intransitive partner. For stone that is being quarried, use the passive ()()される.

Common patterns

Sense 2 is the one learners meet most often. It carries the implication that starting was hard, so it suits difficult news: a resignation, a break-up, a request to a superior. The person spoken to is marked with .

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