始まる(はじまる)

JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)

Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop

Meaning: to begin

Conjugation

FormJapaneseReading
masu-form (polite)始まりますはじまります
te-form始まってはじまって
ta-form (past)始まったはじまった
nai-form (negative)始まらないはじまらない
potential form始まれるはじまれる

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