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始める
創める rarely-used kanji form
Readings
はじめる hajimeru
English
Meaning restricted to 始める Ichidan verb Transitive verb to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate Ichidan verb Transitive verb to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to begin to ...
Present, Future 始める, 始めます [does], will [do] 始めない, 始めません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 始めた, 始めました [did] 始めなかった, 始めませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 始めて, 始めまして 始めないで, 始めませんで 始めなくて Progressive 始めている, 始めています [doing], to be [doing] 始めていない, 始めていません not [doing] Volitional 始めよう, 始めましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 始めまい, 始めますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 始めろ, 始めよ, 始めなさい [do] ! 始めるな, 始めなさるな don't [do] ! Request 始めてください please [do] 始めないでください please don't [do] Provisional 始めれば if X [does], if X [is ~] 始めなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 始めたら, 始めましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 始めなかったら, 始めませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 始められる, 始められます be able to [do], can [do] 始められない, 始められません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 始められる, 始められます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 始められない, 始められません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 始めさせる, 始めさせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 始めさせない, 始めさせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 始めさせられる, 始めさせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 始めさせられない, 始めさせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 始めたい want to [do] 始めたくない don't want to [do]