出かかる
でかかる
Also written 出掛かる, 出懸かる, 出掛る, 出懸る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
Kanji
- 出 out. Read as で.
Example sentences
- 言葉はのどまで出かかってるんだけど。
It's on the tip of my tongue. - 言葉が口先まで出かかっているのだが、自分のいいたいことをどう表現したらいいのかよくわからない。
The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't quite know how to put what I want to say. - 彼の名前が喉まで出かかっていたが、思い出せなかった。
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it. - あー、ほら、あれ、何て言うんだったっけ。喉まで出かかっているんだけど、名前が思い出せないよ！
It's that, you know, um, whatchamacallit. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't remember the name! - 喉まで出かかってるんだけど、出てこない。
The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't say it.