English–Japanese

“bring up” in Japanese

Japanese

Also持ち出す (mochidasu)

Romajiiidasu

彼は旅行の話を言い出しました。kare wa ryo kō no hanashi o i i da shi ma shi ta

He brought up the trip.

“Bring up” in Japanese is 言い出す (iidasu).

Conveys a speaker taking the initiative to bring an unspoken idea or subject into the conversation.

誰も言い出しませんので、私から質問しました。dare mo i i da shi ma se n no de watashi ka ra shitsu mon shi ma shi ta

Since no one brought it up, I asked the question myself.

In everyday conversation, 言い出す (iidasu) often matches bring up when a speaker introduces a subject, while start to say focuses on beginning an utterance.

mochidasu

verbbring up

会議で新しい話題を持ち出します。kai gi de atara shi i wa dai o mo chi da shi ma su

I bring up a new topic at the meeting.