始まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 始まる | 始まらない |
| Polite | 始まります | 始まりません |
| Past polite | 始まりました | 始まりませんでした |
| Past | 始まった | 始まらなかった |
| Te-form | 始まって | 始まらないで |
| Desire | 始まりたい | 始まりたくない |
| Potential | 始まれる | 始まれない |
| Passive | 始まられる | 始まられない |
| Causative | 始まらせる | 始まらせない |
| Causative passive | 始まらせられるalso 始まらされる | 始まらせられないalso 始まらされない |
| Volitional | 始まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 始まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 始まれ | 始まるな |
| Conditional | 始まれば | 始まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 始まったら | 始まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Intransitive: the event, class, meeting, season, story, etc. is what starts. For starting something deliberately, use the transitive 始める.
Class starts at nine.
The meeting started as scheduled.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
start up again; begin again; happen again
Often used with また or いつもの for something recurring that starts again; it can carry a mildly annoyed or resigned tone depending on context.
The usual argument started up again.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
date from; originate in; have its beginnings in
Used in explanatory contexts to say when or where a custom, institution, history, or practice began; often appears with に or から.
This festival is said to date from the Edo period.
Class starts at nine.
This festival originated in the Edo period.
The same old argument started up again.
The story started with an old tale.