Example sentence
授業を 始めます。How 始める is used
始める is a transitive いちだん (Type II) verb meaning to start or to begin. It is used when someone initiates an action or a process. It is the transitive counterpart to the intransitive verb 始まる.
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Synonyms:(to) start(to) begin(to) commence(to) initiate
授業を 始めます。始める is a transitive いちだん (Type II) verb meaning to start or to begin. It is used when someone initiates an action or a process. It is the transitive counterpart to the intransitive verb 始まる.
That is how Fuguro works. It brings 始める back for review right before you forget it, each time a little later, until it sticks for good. You hear it spoken aloud, and you meet it again in stories you can already read. The first five levels are free.
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