ISORI

〜出(だ)す

JLPT N4:

suddenly start

Says an action starts suddenly or unexpectedly: "burst into…", "suddenly start…".

How to form it

  • Start from the ます form and replace ます with 出(だ)す: 泣(な)きます becomes 泣(な)き出(だ)す.
  • 出(だ)す is a godan verb: 泣(な)き出(だ)した.
  • It usually describes things outside the speaker's control, like the weather, crying or laughing.

Examples

子供(こども)が急(きゅう)に泣(な)き出(だ)した。

The child suddenly burst into tears.

急(きゅう)に雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り出(だ)した。

It suddenly started to rain.

Common mistakes

  • Using it for a planned start. Say 来月(らいげつ)から勉強(べんきょう)し始(しはじ)める, not し出(しだ)す.

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