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言いかける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 言いかける.
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1
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)
Examples
彼が何か言いかけたが先手を打ってやった。
He started to say something, but I beat him to it.
2
to speak to; to address
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