Japanese

める

かきはじめる
Meaning: to start drawing; to begin painting
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 描き始める 描き始めない
Polite 描き始めます 描き始めません
Past 描き始めた 描き始めなかった
Polite + Past 描き始めました 描き始めませんでした
Te-form 描き始めて 描き始めなくて
Potential 描き始められる 描き始められない
Passive 描き始められる 描き始められない
Causative 描き始めさせる 描き始めさせない
Imperative 描き始めろ 描き始めるな

Handwriting

描
き
始
め
る

Example

He started painting a landscape on a new canvas.

Usage Notes

A compound verb combining 'kaku' (to draw/paint) and 'hajimeru' (to begin).

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