始まる
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 |
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が〈時〉に始まるan event starts at a certain time
Class starts at nine.
- 〈事〉は〈事〉に始まるto date from or originate in a certain time or event
This festival originated in the Edo period.
- また〈事〉が始まるthe usual thing starts up again (often with mild resignation)
The same old argument started up again.
- 〈事〉から始まるto begin with or start from a certain point
The story started with an old tale.
Expressions
- 兄弟は他人の始まりeven siblings become strangers
- 嘘つきは泥棒の始まりlying is the first step to stealing; show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
- 千里の行も足下に始まるa journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step