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始める
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 始める.
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Entry
1
始める only; Transitive verb
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
Examples
いつゴルフを始めたのですか。
When did you begin playing golf?
2
Transitive verb
to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
Examples
私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。
We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
3
始める only; Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb
to start ...; to begin to ...
Examples
飲み過ぎて部屋が回り始めた。
The room started to spin after I drank too much.
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