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言い出す

to speak out

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Conjugation of 言い出す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: propose, bring up, broach, suggest
私/俺
Present informal tense
言い出す
iidasu
I speak out
Present informal negative tense
言い出さない
iidasanai
I don't speak out
Present formal tense
言い出します
iidashimasu
I speak out
Present formal negative tense
言い出しません
iidashimasen
I do not speak out
私/俺
Past informal tense
言い出した
iidashita
I spoke out
Past informal negative tense
言い出さなかった
iidasanakatta
I didn't speak out
Past formal tense
言い出しました
iidashimashita
I speak out
Past formal negative tense
言い出しませんでした
iidashimasen deshita
I did not speak out
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
言い出せ
iidase
speak out
Imperative negative mood
言い出すな
iidasu na
don't speak out
Imperative formal mood
言い出してください
iidashite kudasai
please speak out
Imperative formal negative mood
言い出さないでください
iidasanai dekudasai
please do not speak out
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
言い出して
iidashite
speak out
Passive stem
言い出される
iidasareru
spoke out
Hypothetical tense
言い出せ
iidase
if I spoke out
Hypothetical conditional stem
言い出せば
iidaseba
spoke out
私/俺
Volitional stem
言い出そう
iidasō
will speak out
Potential stem
言い出せる
iidaseru
spoke out
Continuative stem
言い出し
iidashi
speaking out
Causative stem
言い出させる
iidasaseru
allow to speak out
私/俺
Imperfective stem
言い出さ
iidasa
speak out

Examples of 言い出す

クリスが警察を呼ぶって 言い出した

And then Chris said she was gonna call the police.

取り引きを暴露するって 言い出した

So I go out to the place to meet him.

自分を助けてくれないなら 俺と判事がした 取り引きを暴露するって 言い出した

He says if I don't help him, he'll tell about the deal I made with his father.