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01ichidan verb · transitive

Only 始める

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate

02ichidan verb · transitive

to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish

03auxiliary verb · ichidan verb

Only 始める

to start ...; to begin to ...

after the -masu stem of a verb

飲み過ぎて部屋が回り始めた。

The room started to spin after I drank too much.

Tatoeba #189967

いつゴルフを始めたのですか。

When did you begin playing golf?

Tatoeba #232836

私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。

We three sisters opened a coffee shop.

創める (rarely used kanji form)

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