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Breakdown of hajimaru
begin
始
You begin to realize that you always put women on a pedestal.
Usages of hajimaru
映画 は、 午後 二時 ごろ に 始まります。
映画 は、 午後 二時 ぐらい に 始まります。
映画 は、 午前 二時 ごろ に 始まります。
映画 は、 午前 二時 ぐらい に 始まります。
eiga wa, gogo niji goro ni hajimarimasu.eiga wa, gogo niji gurai ni hajimarimasu.
eiga wa, gozen niji goro ni hajimarimasu.
eiga wa, gozen niji gurai ni hajimarimasu.
The movie starts at about 2 p.m.
授業 が 始まる 前 に ベル が 鳴る。jugyou ga hajimaru mae ni beru ga naru.
The bell rings before the class starts.
この ゲーム は、 カード を 引くこと から 始まります。kono geemu wa, kaado o hikukoto kara hajimarimasu.
This game starts by drawing cards.
In this context, から indicates a starting point or origin. When we say カードを引くことから始まります, it literally means it starts from the act of drawing cards, emphasizing the point at which the action begins.
This usage of から highlights the sequence of events or actions, with the act of drawing cards being the initial step in the game.
映画 が 始まる まで に 宿題 を 終える。eiga ga hajimaru made ni shukudai o oeru.
I will finish my homework by the time the movie starts.
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