Japanese Conversation · Level 69
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Japanese word
言い切る
Pronunciation
Romajiiikiru
Meaning
- verbassert
Example
彼は自分が正しいと言い切ります。kare wa ji bun ga tada shi i to i i ki ri ma su
He asserts that he is right.
More examples
その専門家は、この方法が安全だと言い切りました。so no sen mon ka wa ko no hō hō ga an zen da to i i ki ri ma shi ta
The expert asserted that this method was safe.
Core concept
Presents a claim as settled, leaving little room for doubt or qualification.
Common phrases
自分が正しいと言い切るji bun ga tada shi i to i i ki ru
assert that one is right
きっぱり言い切るki ppa ri i i ki ru
state firmly
Similar words
断言するdangensuru: To declare a statement to be true with complete confidence.
明言するmeigensuru: To express a fact or position in clear, definite words.
断定するdanteisuru: To judge something to be certain and state that judgment.
言い張るiiharu: To insist repeatedly on a claim despite disagreement or doubt.
Definition in Japanese
自分の判断や主張を、ためらいや曖昧さを示さず、断定的に述べる。ji bun no han dan ya shu chō o ta me ra i ya ai mai sa o shime sa zu dan tei teki ni no be ru
Word origin
言い切る (iikiru) combines 言う (iu, "say") in its stem form 言い (ii) with 切る (kiru, "cut"), whose auxiliary use adds the sense of doing something completely or decisively.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 言い切る (iikiru) often describes a speaker who gives a firm answer without hedging, so it can sound stronger than simply saying something.
Other meanings
- declareverb
- state definitivelyverb
Opposites
- 言い淀むiiyodomuhesitateverb
Related words
- 言い切りiikiridefinitive statementnoun