Learn Japanese grammar: 始める 【はじめる】 (hajimeru). Meaning: to start; to begin to ~.
This is used to express when something is starting or has just begun. It can be freely conjugated to use in current, future, and past tense.
- はじめる to start
- examples 1~3
- はじめた started to (past)
- examples 4~7
- はじめて started to (current)
- examples 8~10
Similar Grammar
- To instead say to end, use 終わる (owaru)
- To instead say to continue, use 続ける (tsuzukeru)
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始める - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
食べ始める。
Example #2
雨が降り始めた。
Example #3
いつそれをやり始めるの？
Example #4
今朝、歯が痛くなり始めた。
Example #5
私はまだ走り始めていない。
Example #6
私はまだ夕食を作り始めていない。
Example #7
この状況は変わり始めている。
Example #8
私は今年から働き始めたばかりです。
Example #9
私は再びサイクリングをやり始めた。
Example #10
いったん話し始めると、彼女を止めることは出来ない。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| いつ | when | |
| 話す | はなす | to speak |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she; her |
| 止める | とめる | to stop |
| 出来る | できる | to be able to |
| 雨が降る | あめがふる | to rain |
| 今朝 | けさ | this morning |
| 歯 | は | tooth |
| 痛い | いたい | hurt; pain |
| 私 | わたし | I |
| 再び | ふたたび | once again |
| 今年 | ことし | this year |
| 働く | はたらく | to work |
| 走る | はしる | to run |
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく | dinner |
| 作る | つくる | to make |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | situation; circumstances |
| 変わる | かわる | to change |
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