Conjugation of Japanese verb 始める - start - hajimeru
ichidan verbVariant
Stem
Conjugation
始め
Reading
Meaning
start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始める
Reading
Meaning
to start / does start / will start
Variant
Negative
Conjugation
始めない
Reading
Meaning
to not start / does not start / will not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めます
Reading
Meaning
to start / does start / will start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めません
Reading
Meaning
to not start / does not start / will not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めた
Reading
Meaning
did start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めました
Reading
Meaning
did start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めませんでした
Reading
Meaning
did not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めて
Reading
Meaning
start, and...
Variant
Negative I
Conjugation
始めないで
Reading
Meaning
not start, and...
Variant
Negative II
Conjugation
始めなくて
Reading
Meaning
not start, and...
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めまして
Reading
Meaning
start, and...
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めませんで
Reading
Meaning
not start, and...
Variant
Abrupt I
Conjugation
始めろ
Reading
Meaning
start!
Variant
Abrupt II
Conjugation
始めよ
Reading
Meaning
start! (classical / literary)
Variant
Abrupt Negative
Conjugation
始めるな
Reading
Meaning
do not start!
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めなさい
Reading
Meaning
start!
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなさるな
Reading
Meaning
do not start!
Variant
Polite I
Conjugation
始めてください
Reading
Meaning
please start
Variant
Polite II
Conjugation
お始めください
Reading
Meaning
kindly start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めないでください
Reading
Meaning
please do not start
Variant
Honorific
Conjugation
お始めなさいませ
Reading
Meaning
please start
Variant
Honorific Negative
Conjugation
お始めなさいますな
Reading
Meaning
please do not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めている
Reading
Meaning
is doing start / is start(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めています
Reading
Meaning
is doing start / is start(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めていません
Reading
Meaning
is not doing start / is not start(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めていた
Reading
Meaning
was doing start / was start(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めていました
Reading
Meaning
was doing start / was start(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めていませんでした
Reading
Meaning
was not doing start / was not start(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めよう
Reading
Meaning
let's start / will start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not start / will not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めましょう
Reading
Meaning
let's start / will start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めますまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not start / will not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めるだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めないだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めるでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めないでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなかっただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めたでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めなかったでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めれば
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めたら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めましたら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めませんでしたら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始められる
Reading
Meaning
can start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始められない
Reading
Meaning
cannot start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始められます
Reading
Meaning
can start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始められません
Reading
Meaning
cannot start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めさせる
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めさせない
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めさせます
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めさせません
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始められる
Reading
Meaning
be start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始められない
Reading
Meaning
not be start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始められます
Reading
Meaning
be start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始められません
Reading
Meaning
not be start
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
始めたり
Reading
Meaning
did things like start
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
始めなかったり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like start
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
始めましたり
Reading
Meaning
did things like start
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
始めませんでしたり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like start
Variant
Present Indicative
Conjugation
始めたい
Reading
Meaning
want to start
Variant
Present Negative
Conjugation
始めたくない
Reading
Meaning
do not want to start
Variant
Past Indicative
Conjugation
始めたかった
Reading
Meaning
wanted to start
Variant
Past Negative
Conjugation
始めたくなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not want to start
Variant
Te-form
Conjugation
始めたくて
Reading
Meaning
want to start, and...
Variant
Negative Te-form
Conjugation
始めたくなくて
Reading
Meaning
do not want to start, and...
Variant
Adverbial
Conjugation
始めたく
Reading
Meaning
in a way of wanting to start
Variant
Provisional
Conjugation
始めたければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wants to start
Variant
Provisional Negative
Conjugation
始めたくなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not want to start
Variant
Conditional
Conjugation
始めたかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wanted to start
Variant
Conditional Negative
Conjugation
始めたくなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not want to start
Variant
Nominal / Objective
Conjugation
始めたさ
Reading
Meaning
the desire to start
Word Detail
word
始める
Meaning
Start
Kanji in this Verb
kanji
始
Meaning
Begin
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