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Japanese verb始める (hajimeru) Conjugation
始める (hajimeru) means “to start, to begin, to commence”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 始めます, 始めない, 始めて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to start, to begin, to commence
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 始める
- Reading
- はじめる
- Romaji
- hajimeru
- Masu form
- 始めます
- Nai form
- 始めない
- Te-form
- 始めて
- Ta form
- 始めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 始める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めない |
| Polite | 始めます |
| Polite negative | 始めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 始めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めなかった |
| Polite | 始めました |
| Polite negative | 始めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 始めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 始めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めていない |
| Polite | 始めています |
| Polite negative | 始めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 始めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めたくない |
| Polite | 始めたいです |
| Polite negative | 始めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 始めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 始めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 始めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 始めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 始めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 始めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 始められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始められない |
| Polite | 始められます |
| Polite negative | 始められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 始めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 始めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 始められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始められない |
| Polite | 始められます |
| Polite negative | 始められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 始めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めさせない |
| Polite | 始めさせます |
| Polite negative | 始めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 始めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 始めさせられない |
| Polite | 始めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 始めさせられません |
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- 重る (omoru)to get heavy
- 唱える (tonaeru)to recite, to chant
- 乗り越える (norikoeru)to climb over, to get over, to cross
- 侵す (okasu)to invade, to raid, to violate
About these tables
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