言い出す (Iidasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter), to bring up”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
- godan verb, transitive verbto be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Examples
これはだれかの言い出したことかい。
Was this somebody else's idea?
彼は彼女を昼食に誘おうと言い出した。
He proposed asking her to lunch.
そんな事言い出すとは思わなかったよ。
I didn't expect that to come from you.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).