JLPT N4 Grammar

JLPT N4 Grammar 文法 -hajimeru 〜はじめる ‘to start/begin -ing’

JLPT N4 hajimeru

‘to start -ing’, ‘to begin -ing’

Isn’t it super easy? 😁

How to form with -hajimeru ~はじめる - 接続

verb ます-form ます

~はじめる

Some examples - 例文

彼女が日本語を学校で習い始めたのはおととしの冬です。📚
Kanojyo ga nihongo wo gakkou de naraihajimeta no wa ototoshi no fuyu desu.
It was two winters ago when she started learning Japanese.

山田くんはやっと重い腰を上げ、大学の研究課題のテーマについて調べ始めました
Yamada-kun wa yatto omoi koshi wo age, daigaku no kenkyuu kadai no teema ni tsuite shirabehajime mashita.
Yamada-kun finally got up and started researching the topic for his university research project.

ポップコーンの用意はもう出来た?早くこっちに来て「千と千尋の神隠し」を見始めようよ!🍿
Poppukoon no youi wa mou dekita? Hayaku kocchi ni kite ‘Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi’ wo mihajime you yo!
Is the popcorn ready yet? Come here and let’s start watching ‘Spirited Away’ already! 

体力をつけたいのなら、自転車で学校に通い始めてみたら?
Tairyoku wo tsuketai nara, jitensha de gakkou ni kayoihajimete mitara? 
If you want to build up strength, why don’t you start riding your bicycle to school?

日本では三月頃、大学受験合格者達が一人暮らしの準備をしはじめる時期です。
Nihon de wa sangatsu goro, daigaku jyuken goukakusha tachi ga hitori-gurashi no jyunbi wo shihajimeru jiki desu. 
In Japan around March, students who have passed their university entrance exams begin to start preparing for living alone.

日本に比べて南欧では夕食を食べ始める時間が遅いです。🍝
Nihon ni kurabete nanou de wa yuushoku wo tabehajimeru jikan ga osoi desu. 
Compared to Japan, it’s a later time to start having dinner in Southern Europe. 

うれしいことに、痩せ始めてから昔のジーンズがゆるく感じるようになった。
Ureshii koto ni, yasehajimete kara mukashi no jiinzu ga yuruku kanjiru youninatta. 
I’m so happy that my old jeans started to feel loose since I started to lose weight.

親友は小さい頃「指輪物語」を読んだのをきっかけに、ファンタジー文学に興味を持ち始めた。💍
Shinyuu wa chiisai koro ‘Yubiwa Monogatari’ wo yonda no wo kikkake ni, fantazii-bungaku ni kyoumi wo mochihajimeta.
My best friend became interested in fantasy literature when she read The Lord of the Rings when she was small. 

こんまりの本を読み始めるとどんどんものを捨て始めたくなりますよ。
Konmari no hon wo yomihajimeru to dondon mono wo sutehajimetaku narimasu yo.
If you start reading Konmari’s book, you’ll want to start getting rid of stuff. 

手帳の使い始めは新年がいいとは限らないし、物忘れが酷い人やタスク管理を徹底したい人は今すぐ手帳をつけ始めてみたらいいと思う。📒
Techou no tsukaihajime wa shin-nen ga ii to wa kagiranai shi, monowasure ga hidoi hito ya tasuku-kanri wo tettei shitai hito wa ima sugu techou wo tsukehajimete mitara ii to omou. 
It’s not that you should start using a planner in New Year, if you’re forgetful or you want to keep track of your tasks thoroughly, you should start using a planner now. 

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