한국어를 배우기 시작했을 때가 기억나요.
I remember when I started learning Korean.
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Verb inflections
| Form | Inflected form |
|---|---|
| Base | 시작하다 |
| Present | 시작한다 |
| Polite | 시작해요 |
| Formal | 시작합니다 |
| Past | 시작했다 |
| Past + Polite | 시작했어요 |
| Guess + Polite | 시작하겠어요 |
| Connective | 시작하고 |
| Conditional | 시작하면 |
| Volitional | 시작하자 |
| Imperative | 시작해라 |
| Imperative + Polite | 시작하세요 |
| Attributive | 시작하는 / 시작한 / 시작할 |
Handwriting
Example sentences
Let's start the meeting.
그는 새로운 생을 시작하기 위해 고향을 떠났다.
He left his hometown to start a new life.
자, 이제 시작해 봅시다.
Alright, let's get started now.
아기가 이제 막 기기 시작했어요.
The baby has just started to crawl.
그는 새로운 사업을 시작했다.
He started a new business.
그는 사건의 자세를 설명하기 시작했다.
He began to explain the details of the incident.
그는 서울을 떠나 지방에서 새로운 삶을 시작했다.
He left Seoul and started a new life in the provinces.
제가 도착했을 때, 영화는 이미 시작했어요.
When I arrived, the movie had already started.
효과가 서서히 나타나기 시작했다.
The effects slowly started to appear.
Usage Notes
Used for beginning an action or event. The opposite is 끝내다 (to finish).
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