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 ha tiizu wo tabe oemasita.
wineワインwain
Please finish drinking the wine.ワイン を み えて ください。wain wo nomi oete kudasai.
warせんそうsensou
Judea (southern Palestine)ユダヤyudaya
Jewish personユダヤじんyudayazin
Canadaカナダkanada
to begin (something)はじめるhazimeru
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 yudayazin ga kanada ni ki hazimemasita.

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 ha haru ni kouen he iki hazimemasu.

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