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始める (hajimeru)

JLPT N4 Grammar List

to start…; to begin to…
 Formations 

Verb-ますstem + 始める

 Examples  

猫たちが急に騒ぎ始めます
Neko-tachi ga kyū ni sawagi hajimemasu.
Cats suddenly begin to make a noise.

彼の部署は来月から新規ビジネスに取り組み始める
Kare no busho wa raigetsu kara shinki bijinesu ni torikumi hajimeru.
His department will begin to deal with new business from next month.

午前から雪が降りはじめた
Gozen kara yuki ga ori hajimeta.
It started snowing since this morning.

どうやら日が暮れ始めました
Dōyara Ni~Tsu ga kure hajimemashita.
Apparently, it began to grow dark.

最近、同僚の一人が仕事環境について不平を言い始めた
Saikin, dōryō no hitori ga shigoto kankyō ni tsuite fuhei o ii hajimeta.
Recently, one of my colleagues began to complain about the work environment.

私の同僚は4年前から日本語を学び始めた
Watashi no dōryō wa 4-nen mae kara nihongo o manabi hajimeta.
My colleague started studying Japanese four years ago.

私の友達ともだちも最近日本語を勉強べんきょうし始めました
Watashi no tomodachi mo saikin Nihongo o benkyō shihajimemashita.
My friend also began to study Japanese recently.

来月からヨガと柔道じゅうどうを習い始めます
Raigetsu kara yoga to jūdō o naraihajimemasu.
I will start learning yoga and judo beginning next month.

みんなは「いただきます」と言って食べはじめました
Minna wa itadakimasu to itte tabehajimemashita.
Everyone said “let’s eat” and started eating.

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