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Rain started to fall.

じしんがおさまると、みんなかをとびだした

When the earthquake subsided, everybody started running out of the houses.

どろぼうがけいさつをみて、とつぜんはしりだしました。

When the burglar saw the police he imediately started running.

かのじょはわらいだした。

She started in laughing.

きあつけいはさくやさがりだしたがあさにはとまった。

The barometer started to fall last night but stopped in the morning.

あさからあめがふりだした。

It began to rain this morning.

せんしゅうからつかれをかんじだした。

I began to feel tired since last week.

Vマス＋だす

Maru1

This suffix, meaning to start doing something, must be distinguished from a host of compound verbs ending in "dasu," such as 乗り出す(launch), 染出す (dye), 積み出す, (send off), など。I believe it is new Level ３．

american57

#8212 Correct: She started laughing.

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