そういえば
speaking of which, by the way, come to think of it

そういえば + Phrase

Structure Legend

Bunpro	English	Japanese	Example

Verb	plain form	終止形	立つ立った立たない立たなかった
Verb[る]	dictionary form / non-past form	辞書形	立つ
Verb[stem]	masu stem / conjuctive / continuative form	連用形	立ち
Verb[た]	ta form / past form	た形 / 過去形	立った
Verb[ない]	nai form / non-past negative form	ない形 / 否定形	立たない
Verb[ない]	nai stem form	未然形	立た
Verb[て]	te form	て形	立って
Verb[よう]	volitional form	意向形/推量形	立とう

Verb[potential]	potential form	可能系	立てる
Verb[passive]	passive form	受身形	立たれる
Verb[causative]	causative form	使役形	立たせる
Verb[ば]	ba-form / conditional form	条件形/仮定形	立てば

V(る1)	ru verb / ichidan verb	一段動詞	見る
V(る5)	u verb with ru ending / godan verb with ru ending	五段動詞	座る
V(う)	u verb / godan verb with u ending	五段動詞	歌う
V(く)	godan verb with ku ending		歩く
V(す)	godan verb with su ending		話す
V(つ)	godan verb with tsu ending		立つ
V(ぬ)	godan verb with nu ending		死ぬ
V(ぶ)	godan verb with bu ending		飛ぶ
V(む)	godan verb with mu ending		休む
V(ぐ)	godan verb with gu ending		泳ぐ

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Verb[た/る] - means that dictionary form and ta form are accepted.
Verb[causative[て]] - means て form of the causative form of the verb.

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そういえば、昨夜（さくや）は何時（なんじ）に家（いえ）に帰（かえ）ったの？

Speaking of which, what time did you get home last night?

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そういえば、今日（きょう）は母（はは）の日（ひ）だ。

Come to think of it, it is Mother's Day today.

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そういえば、昨日（きのう）の卒業式（そつぎょうしき）はどうだった？

Speaking of which, how was the graduation ceremony yesterday?

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