始めます（はじめます、hajimemasu）
- to start

The Japanese verb 始めます 始めます means "to begin," "to start," or "to commence." It indicates the initiation of an action, process, or event. It can be used for a wide variety of situations, from starting a meeting to beginning to learn a new language. The subject of 始めます 始めます can be a person, an object, or an event. This verb always indicates the beginning or starting point of something.

⚫︎授業を始めます。 Translation: I will start the class. ⚫︎映画が始まります。 Translation: The movie will start. ⚫︎勉強を始めます Translation: I will start studying.

⚫︎始めます 始めます is used when you want to express the action of starting something. ⚫︎It is a versatile verb and can be used in both formal and informal situations, though the level of politeness can be adjusted through the use of different conjugations. ⚫︎It is often used with objects that represent activities, events, or processes. ⚫︎You can use the plain form 始める, the polite form 始めます 始めます, the te-form 始めて, or other conjugations depending on the context and the level of formality.

⚫︎The verb is typically written in hiragana as 始めます 始めます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 始めます 始めます (始めます). The kanji 始 means "to begin" or "to start." ⚫︎The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) is consistently め, ま, and す in its standard conjugation.

⚫︎開始します (kaishi shimasu): to commence; a more formal synonym. ⚫︎スタートします (sutāto shimasu): to start; a loanword (from English "start"), typically used for a mechanical or scheduled beginning. ⚫︎始まる (hajimaru): to begin (intransitive verb, something begins on its own)

⚫︎終わります (owarimasu): to finish; to end. ⚫︎終了します (shūryō shimasu): to end; to conclude; a more formal synonym.

会議を始めます。 ・Translation: I will start the meeting. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates the act of commencing a meeting. The subject is implied to be the speaker.

新しいプロジェクトを始めます。 ・Translation: We will start a new project. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the initiation of a new project, with the subject being "we" or "they" (implied).

The verb 始めます 始めます is derived from the verb 始める (hajimeru) which is composed of the kanji 始 (ha-ji-me: beginning, origin) and the verb stem める (meru), which has a causative and transitive meaning in this case. The stem め derives the meaning of the word.