〜出す

〜だす dasu

suddenly start doing; burst out

Formation

Verb-stem + 出す

Chinese meanings

突然开始；……起来

Chinese formation

动词ます形词干＋出す

Chinese usage

表示动作或变化突然开始。

Chinese notes

常带有出乎意料或难以控制的语感。

Examples

Furigana

赤あかちゃんが急きゅうに泣なき出だした。
The baby suddenly burst out crying.
婴儿突然哭了起来。
さっきまで晴はれていたのに、急きゅうに雨あめが降ふり出だした。
It was sunny until a moment ago, but suddenly it started to rain.
刚才还是晴天，突然下起雨来了。

Notes

Implies a sudden, often uncontrolled start. Unlike 〜始める, it is not used for planned actions or in requests.

#time#surprise

Related N4 grammar

〜とき〜間 / 〜間に〜中〜予定〜たら〜たばかり〜ところだ〜始める / 〜終わる / 〜続ける

Suggest an improvement

Use this entry in code

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dasu');

{
  "id": "dasu",
  "pattern": "〜出す",
  "reading": "〜だす",
  "romaji": "dasu",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "suddenly start doing; burst out",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + 出す",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "赤ちゃんが急に泣き出した。",
      "furigana": "{赤|あか}ちゃんが{急|きゅう}に{泣|な}き{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "The baby suddenly burst out crying."
    },
    {
      "ja": "さっきまで晴れていたのに、急に雨が降り出した。",
      "furigana": "さっきまで{晴|は}れていたのに、{急|きゅう}に{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}り{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "It was sunny until a moment ago, but suddenly it started to rain."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "time",
    "surprise"
  ],
  "notes": "Implies a sudden, often uncontrolled start. Unlike 〜始める, it is not used for planned actions or in requests.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b9d56ff074f7d001e41c7c04416348404626996bd3f6610ada58a3aec3d05970",
    "meanings": [
      "突然开始",
      "……起来"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形词干＋出す",
    "explanation": "表示动作或变化突然开始。",
    "notes": "常带有出乎意料或难以控制的语感。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "赤ちゃんが急に泣き出した。",
        "zh": "婴儿突然哭了起来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "さっきまで晴れていたのに、急に雨が降り出した。",
        "zh": "刚才还是晴天，突然下起雨来了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#dasu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "89546950dbace1d2225682c8621c5c2b8d00e8909970be497c336aa10c31782a"
  }
}