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JLPT N2 Grammar -  あるいは

Are you using it right??

In this episode we explore the 2 meanings of あるいは, but after all the hassle do we even use it??! Find out in 2 minutes how to say it in casual, formal and business situations.

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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

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