Meaning
Adds the meaning of starting an action or process to a verb stem.
Formation
- Drop ます and add 始める: 降ります → 降り始める
When to use it
- Core use
- Start doing
Example
雨が降り始めました
It started to rain.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.