言(い)い切(き)る

いいきる
verb (godan, transitive)
to say definitively; to declare; to assert
他動詞 transitivecommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present言(い)い切(き)る言(い)い切(き)らない
Present polite言(い)い切(き)ります言(い)い切(き)りません
Past言(い)い切(き)った言(い)い切(き)らなかった
Past polite言(い)い切(き)りました言(い)い切(き)りませんでした
て form言(い)い切(き)って言(い)い切(き)らなくて
ている present言(い)い切(き)っている言(い)い切(き)っていない
ている polite言(い)い切(き)っています言(い)い切(き)っていません
ている past言(い)い切(き)っていた言(い)い切(き)っていなかった
ている past polite言(い)い切(き)っていました言(い)い切(き)っていませんでした
Conditional ば言(い)い切(き)れば言(い)い切(き)らなければ
Conditional たら言(い)い切(き)ったら言(い)い切(き)らなかったら
Volitional言(い)い切(き)ろう—
Volitional polite言(い)い切(き)りましょう—
Potential言(い)い切(き)れる言(い)い切(き)れない
Passive言(い)い切(き)られる言(い)い切(き)られない
Causative言(い)い切(き)らせる言(い)い切(き)らせない
Imperative言(い)い切(き)れ言(い)い切(き)るな
1. to say definitively; to declare; to assert
To state something with complete certainty and conviction, leaving no room for doubt or hedging.
はっきり言(い)い切(き)った。
I stated it clearly.
安全(あんぜん)だとは言(い)い切(き)れない。
I can't say for certain that it's safe.
He declared with certainty, "I will definitely succeed."
彼女(かのじょ)が犯人(はんにん)だとは言(い)い切(き)れない。
I can't say for certain that she's the culprit.
Few people can confidently declare, "There's no mistake."
2. to finish saying; to say completely
To complete what one was saying without being interrupted or stopping midway.
最後(さいご)まで言(い)い切(き)った。
I said everything I needed to say.
I was interrupted before I could finish speaking.
言(い)い切(き)らないうちに電話(でんわ)が切(き)れた。
The call was disconnected before I could finish what I was saying.
Let's finish saying the sentence before moving on.
I was so nervous that I couldn't finish my speech.

Etymology

言(い)う (to say) + ~切(き)る (to do completely, or with conviction).

Common patterns

  • 〜と言(い)い切(き)る - to declare that...
  • 言(い)い切(き)れない - cannot say for certain (very common negative form)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 断言(だんげん)する: to assert, declare; more formal and written. 言(い)い切(き)る is the everyday verb, and only it has the very common potential negative 言(い)い切(き)れない (can't say for sure).