Japanese 141 - Stem-form + 始める and 終える

QuestionAnswer
to finish (something), to end (something)
えるoeru
The mouse finished eating the cheese.
ネズミ は チーズ を べ えました。nezumi wa chiizu o tabe oemashita.
wine
ワインwain
Please finish drinking the wine.
ワイン を み えて ください。wain o nomi oete kudasai.
war
せんそうsensou
Judea (southern Palestine)
ユダヤyudaya
Jewish person
ユダヤじんyudayajin
Canada
カナダkanada
to begin (something)
はじめるhajimeru
After the war, many Jewish people began coming to Canada.
せんそう の あと に たくさん の ユダヤじん が カナダ に  はじめました。sensou no ato ni takusan no yudayajin ga kanada ni ki hajimemashita.

Note: the subject marker is more appropriate than in this context. The subject of the sentence is たくさんのユダヤ人 (many Jewish people), and in this case, is typically used because it is introducing new, non-contrastive information.

spring, springtime
はるharu
park
こうえんkouen
Rabbits start going to the park in the spring.
ウサギ は はる に こうえん へ き はじめます。usagi wa haru ni kouen e iki hajimemasu.

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