始まる (Hajimaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto begin; to start; to commence
- godan verb, intransitive verbto happen (again); to begin (anew)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto date (from); to originate (in)
Examples
梅雨が始まった。
The rainy season has set in.
話は遠い昔に始まる。
The story begins far in the past.
文は大文字で始まる。
Sentences begin with a capital letter.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).