hajimatte
Meaning and examples
begin — te-form
始まってもいいですか。
はじまって も いい です か。
hajimatte mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I begin?
💡 Form of 始まる (to begin).
Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.
808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 591–600
hajimatte
begin — te-form
始まってもいいですか。
はじまって も いい です か。
hajimatte mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I begin?
💡 Form of 始まる (to begin).
wakatte
understand — te-form
分かってから、少し休みます。
わかって から、すこし やすみます。
wakatte kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.
I rest a little after I understand.
💡 Form of 分かる (to understand).
tabete
eat — te-form
食べてもいいですか。
たべて も いい です か。
tabete mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I eat?
💡 Form of 食べる (to eat).
食べて is 食べる in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 食べる = eat.
Read the full tip →mite
see — te-form
見てもいいですか。
みて も いい です か。
mite mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I see?
💡 Form of 見る (to see / to watch).
Do not learn 見て from zero: it carries 見る inside it. Hold on to 見る = see / watch and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →nete
sleep — te-form
寝てから、少し休みます。
ねて から、すこし やすみます。
nete kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.
I rest a little after I sleep.
💡 Form of 寝る (to sleep).
Do not learn 寝て from zero: it carries 寝る inside it. Hold on to 寝る = sleep and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →okite
wake up — te-form
起きてから、ご飯を食べます。
おきて から、ごはん を たべます。
okite kara, gohan o tabemasu.
I eat after I wake up.
💡 Form of 起きる (to wake up).
Do not learn 起きて from zero: it carries 起きる inside it. Hold on to 起きる = wake up and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →oshiete
teach — te-form
毎朝教えてから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ おしえて から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa oshiete kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I teach.
💡 Form of 教える (to teach / to tell).
Under the surface, 教えて is still 教える — same image, new grammar around it: 教える = teach / tell.
Read the full tip →oboete
memorize — te-form
覚えてから、少し休みます。
おぼえて から、すこし やすみます。
oboete kara, sukoshi yasumimasu.
I rest a little after I memorize.
💡 Form of 覚える (to memorize).
覚えて is 覚える in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 覚える = memorize.
Read the full tip →wasurete
forget — te-form
毎朝忘れてから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ わすれて から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa wasurete kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I forget.
💡 Form of 忘れる (to forget).
Under the surface, 忘れて is still 忘れる — same image, new grammar around it: 忘れる = forget.
Read the full tip →dete
leave — te-form
出てから、電話をします。
でて から、でんわ を します。
dete kara, denwa o shimasu.
I will call after I leave.
💡 Form of 出る (to leave / to attend).
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