尻尾を出す

Japanese
Kanji in this term
尻 尾 出
しっぽ だ
Grade: 1
Grade: S Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
しっぽを出す

Etymology

From 尻尾 (“tail”) +‎ を (“direct object marker”) +‎ 出す (“to show, to expose”).

Verb

尻尾(しっぽ)を出(だ)す • (shippo o dasu) godan (stem 尻尾(しっぽ)を出(だ)し (shippo o dashi), past 尻尾(しっぽ)を出(だ)した (shippo o dashita))

  1. (idiomatic) to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away and run
    あの人(ひと)が尻尾(しっぽ)を出(だ)すのも時(じ)間(かん)の問(もん)題(だい)だ。
    Ano hito ga shippo o dasu no mo jikan no mondai da.
    It's just a matter of time for that person to show the true colors.
    Synonym: 襤褸を出す

Conjugation
Conjugation of "尻尾を出す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 尻尾を出さ しっぽをださ shippo o dasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 尻尾を出し しっぽをだし shippo o dashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 尻尾を出す しっぽをだす shippo o dasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 尻尾を出す しっぽをだす shippo o dasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 尻尾を出せ しっぽをだせ shippo o dase
Meireikei ("imperative") 尻尾を出せ しっぽをだせ shippo o dase
Key constructions
Passive 尻尾を出される しっぽをだされる shippo o dasareru
Causative 尻尾を出させる
尻尾を出さす		 しっぽをださせる
しっぽをださす		 shippo o dasaseru
shippo o dasasu
Potential 尻尾を出せる しっぽをだせる shippo o daseru
Volitional 尻尾を出そう しっぽをだそう shippo o dasō
Negative 尻尾を出さない しっぽをださない shippo o dasanai
Negative continuative 尻尾を出さず しっぽをださず shippo o dasazu
Formal 尻尾を出します しっぽをだします shippo o dashimasu
Perfective 尻尾を出した しっぽをだした shippo o dashita
Conjunctive 尻尾を出して しっぽをだして shippo o dashite
Hypothetical conditional 尻尾を出せば しっぽをだせば shippo o daseba

See also
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