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食べ始める

たべはじめる

to start eating

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Examples

  1. みんなが揃ってから食べ始めた。

    みんながそろってからたべはじめた。

    We started eating after everyone had arrived.

  2. 犬が急にえさを食べ始めた。

    いぬがきゅうにえさをたべはじめた。

    The dog suddenly started eating its food.

  3. 健康のために、毎朝野菜を食べ始めた。

    けんこうのために、まいあさやさいをたべはじめた。

    For my health, I've started eating vegetables every morning.

Common patterns

一斉に食べ始める
to all start eating at once
ご飯を食べ始める
to start on the meal
やっと食べ始める
to finally start eating

Memory tip

〜始める takes the masu-stem, so ichidan 食べる gives 食べ始める, not 食べる始める. The same pattern also covers starting a habit, as in the third example.

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