B1 Expression Neutral

～を始める

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Start doing ~

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use ～を始める to express the start of an action or a new habit.

  • Means: To begin or start an action or object-oriented task.
  • Used in: Starting hobbies, work projects, or daily routines.
  • Don't confuse: Use ～し始める for starting an action (verb), not just an object.
Noun + を + 始める = New beginning

Explanation at your level:

This word means to start. You use it with things like work or school. It is very easy to use in daily life.
You use this verb to talk about starting a task. If you have a noun, put 'o' before this word. It is very common in school and work.
This is a transitive verb used to initiate an action or project. It is essential for describing your daily schedule or new habits. Remember that it requires the particle 'o' to mark the object being started.
As a transitive verb, it signifies the deliberate commencement of an activity. It is frequently used in professional contexts to denote the start of meetings or projects. Understanding the distinction between this and its intransitive counterpart is crucial for fluency.
This verb functions as the primary lexical choice for initiation in Japanese. It demonstrates a clear agent-action relationship, requiring a direct object. Its usage is pervasive across both formal and informal registers, serving as a cornerstone for describing temporal transitions in activity.
From a cognitive linguistics perspective, this verb maps the transition from a state of potentiality to actuality. It is a fundamental transitive construction that anchors the speaker's intent to initiate a process. Mastery involves distinguishing it from aspectual compounds like '-dasu' or '-hajimeru'.

Bedeutung

Expressing the beginning of an action.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

April is the start of the fiscal year.

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Particle check

Always use を with 始める.

Bedeutung

Expressing the beginning of an action.

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Particle check

Always use を with 始める.

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the blank.

私は新しい趣味を____。

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: 始める

It is a transitive verb.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

1 Fragen

It is neutral.

Verwandte Redewendungen

🔄

開始する

synonym

To commence

Wo du es verwendest

💼

Starting a meeting

Boss: では、会議を始めましょう。

formal

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Imagine a 'Haji' (a magician) pulling a rabbit out of a hat to 'start' the show.

Visual Association

A runner at the starting line of a race, waiting for the signal to start.

Story

Ken wanted to learn Japanese. He bought a book. He opened the book. He started his study.

Word Web

開始始める始動始発始まり開始する

Herausforderung

Write 5 things you will start doing this week.

In Other Languages

Spanish high

Empezar

Japanese requires the particle 'o' for the object.

French high

Commencer

Japanese is SOV word order.

German high

Anfangen

German uses separable prefixes.

Japanese self

始める

None.

Arabic high

يبدأ (yabda')

Arabic root system is different.

Chinese high

开始 (kāishǐ)

Chinese lacks particles like 'o'.

Korean high

시작하다 (sijakhada)

Korean uses different particles.

Portuguese high

Começar

Portuguese is SVO.

Easily Confused

～を始める vs. 始まる

Intransitive vs Transitive

Use 始まる for things that start themselves.

FAQ (1)

It is neutral.

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