godan verb (v5r, vi) · N5
始まるhajimaru
to begin, to start
- to begin
- to start
- to commence
Remember it
Connect the sound to "had gym arrow". Picture a starting arrow at a gym in a scene for "to begin, to start" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 始まる | 始まった | 始まらない | 始まらなかった |
Formal -masu base | 始まります | 始まりました | 始まりません | 始まりませんでした |
te-form
始まって
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
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