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Conjugation of Japanese verb 始まる - begin - hajimaru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    始ま

    Reading

    はじま
    hajima

    Meaning

    begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まる

    Reading

    はじまる
    hajimaru

    Meaning

    to begin / does begin / will begin

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    始まない

    Reading

    はじまない
    hajimanai

    Meaning

    to not begin / does not begin / will not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まます

    Reading

    はじまます
    hajimamasu

    Meaning

    to begin / does begin / will begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まません

    Reading

    はじまません
    hajimamasen

    Meaning

    to not begin / does not begin / will not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始また

    Reading

    はじまた
    hajimata

    Meaning

    did begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなかった

    Reading

    はじまなかった
    hajimanakatta

    Meaning

    did not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まました

    Reading

    はじまました
    hajimamashita

    Meaning

    did begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まませんでした

    Reading

    はじまませんでした
    hajimamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まて

    Reading

    はじまて
    hajimate

    Meaning

    begin, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    始まないで

    Reading

    はじまないで
    hajimanaide

    Meaning

    not begin, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    始まなくて

    Reading

    はじまなくて
    hajimanakute

    Meaning

    not begin, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始ままして

    Reading

    はじままして
    hajimamashite

    Meaning

    begin, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まませんで

    Reading

    はじまませんで
    hajimamasende

    Meaning

    not begin, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    始まろ

    Reading

    はじまろ
    hajimaro

    Meaning

    begin!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    始まよ

    Reading

    はじまよ
    hajimayo

    Meaning

    begin! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    始まるな

    Reading

    はじまるな
    hajimaruna

    Meaning

    do not begin!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まなさい

    Reading

    はじまなさい
    hajimanasai

    Meaning

    begin!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなさるな

    Reading

    はじまなさるな
    hajimanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not begin!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    始まてください

    Reading

    はじまてください
    hajimatekudasai

    Meaning

    please begin

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お始まください

    Reading

    おはじまください
    ohajimakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まないでください

    Reading

    はじまないでください
    hajimanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not begin

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お始まなさいませ

    Reading

    おはじまなさいませ
    ohajimanasaimase

    Meaning

    please begin

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お始まなさいますな

    Reading

    おはじまなさいますな
    ohajimanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まている

    Reading

    はじまている
    hajimateiru

    Meaning

    is doing begin / is begin(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まています

    Reading

    はじまています
    hajimateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing begin / is begin(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まていません

    Reading

    はじまていません
    hajimateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing begin / is not begin(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まていた

    Reading

    はじまていた
    hajimateita

    Meaning

    was doing begin / was begin(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まていました

    Reading

    はじまていました
    hajimateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing begin / was begin(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まていませんでした

    Reading

    はじまていませんでした
    hajimateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing begin / was not begin(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まよう

    Reading

    はじまよう
    hajimayou

    Meaning

    let's begin / will begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始ままい

    Reading

    はじままい
    hajimamai

    Meaning

    let's not begin / will not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まましょう

    Reading

    はじまましょう
    hajimamashou

    Meaning

    let's begin / will begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まますまい

    Reading

    はじまますまい
    hajimamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not begin / will not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まるだろう

    Reading

    はじまるだろう
    hajimarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まないだろう

    Reading

    はじまないだろう
    hajimanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まるでしょう

    Reading

    はじまるでしょう
    hajimarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まないでしょう

    Reading

    はじまないでしょう
    hajimanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まただろう

    Reading

    はじまただろう
    hajimatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなかっただろう

    Reading

    はじまなかっただろう
    hajimanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始またでしょう

    Reading

    はじまたでしょう
    hajimatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなかったでしょう

    Reading

    はじまなかったでしょう
    hajimanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まれば

    Reading

    はじまれば
    hajimareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなければ

    Reading

    はじまなければ
    hajimanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始またら

    Reading

    はじまたら
    hajimatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなかったら

    Reading

    はじまなかったら
    hajimanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まましたら

    Reading

    はじまましたら
    hajimamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まませんでしたら

    Reading

    はじまませんでしたら
    hajimamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まられる

    Reading

    はじまられる
    hajimarareru

    Meaning

    can begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まられない

    Reading

    はじまられない
    hajimararenai

    Meaning

    cannot begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まられます

    Reading

    はじまられます
    hajimararemasu

    Meaning

    can begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まられません

    Reading

    はじまられません
    hajimararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まさせる

    Reading

    はじまさせる
    hajimasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まさせない

    Reading

    はじまさせない
    hajimasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まさせます

    Reading

    はじまさせます
    hajimasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まさせません

    Reading

    はじまさせません
    hajimasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始まられる

    Reading

    はじまられる
    hajimarareru

    Meaning

    be begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まられない

    Reading

    はじまられない
    hajimararenai

    Meaning

    not be begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まられます

    Reading

    はじまられます
    hajimararemasu

    Meaning

    be begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まられません

    Reading

    はじまられません
    hajimararemasen

    Meaning

    not be begin

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    始またり

    Reading

    はじまたり
    hajimatari

    Meaning

    did things like begin

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    始まなかったり

    Reading

    はじまなかったり
    hajimanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like begin

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    始まましたり

    Reading

    はじまましたり
    hajimamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like begin

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    始まませんでしたり

    Reading

    はじまませんでしたり
    hajimamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like begin

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    始またい

    Reading

    はじまたい
    hajimatai

    Meaning

    want to begin

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    始またくない

    Reading

    はじまたくない
    hajimatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to begin

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    始またかった

    Reading

    はじまたかった
    hajimatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to begin

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    始またくなかった

    Reading

    はじまたくなかった
    hajimatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to begin

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    始またくて

    Reading

    はじまたくて
    hajimatakute

    Meaning

    want to begin, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    始またくなくて

    Reading

    はじまたくなくて
    hajimatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to begin, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    始またく

    Reading

    はじまたく
    hajimataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to begin

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    始またければ

    Reading

    はじまたければ
    hajimatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to begin

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    始またくなければ

    Reading

    はじまたくなければ
    hajimatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to begin

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    始またかったら

    Reading

    はじまたかったら
    hajimatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to begin

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    始またくなかったら

    Reading

    はじまたくなかったら
    hajimatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to begin

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    始またさ

    Reading

    はじまたさ
    hajimatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to begin

Word Detail

    word

    始まる

    Meaning

    Begin

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Begin

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