nadinenihongo: VERB STEM + 始める - BEGIN TO DO SOMETHING, START TO DO SOMETHING———&

VERB STEM + 始める - BEGIN TO DO SOMETHING, START TO DO SOMETHING——————————————————————–
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Grammar　文法：
Verb (stem) + 始める

The stem of a verb is the masu-form of the verb without the ます ending. E.g. 食べます -> 食べ, 飲みます -> 飲み, 行きます　-> 行き.
Add 始める to the end of these stems to form the meaning ‘begin to’.

Meaning　意味：
This grammar point is used when you are describing a verb that begins to be enacted. For example, to begin to walk, to begin to talk, to begin to study, and so on.
Examples　例え：
日本では、冬になると　雪　が　降り始めます。
In Japan, when it becomes winter, snow begins to fall.
降り始めます is made from the verb 降る (to fall), the stem of which is 降り, with　始めます added.
私の妹は１歳の時、歩き始めました。
When my little sister was 1 year old, she began to walk.
歩く -> 歩き -> 歩き始めます