Japanese

める

しはじめる
Meaning: to start doing; to begin to do
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

し
始
め
る

Example sentences

He started a new job.
思春期になると、多くの若者が異性を意識し始める。
When reaching puberty, many young people start to become conscious of the opposite sex.
秋になり、庭の草木が枯凋し始めた。
Autumn came, and the plants in the garden began to wither.
腐敗した思想が若者の精神を蠹毒し始めた。
Corrupt ideologies began to poison the minds of the youth.

Usage Notes

A compound verb used to indicate the start of an action. It is the combination of the 'suru' stem 'shi' and the auxiliary verb 'hajimeru'.

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