- 1. [v1] to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | あつめはじめる | (atsumehajimeru) |
| Polite | あつめはじめます | (atsumehajimemasu) |
| Past, plain | あつめはじめた | (atsumehajimeta) |
| Past, polite | あつめはじめました | (atsumehajimemashita) |
| Negative, plain | あつめはじめない | (atsumehajimenai) |
| Negative, polite | あつめはじめません | (atsumehajimemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | あつめはじめなかった | (atsumehajimenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | あつめはじめませんでした | (atsumehajimemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | あつめはじめて | (atsumehajimete) |
| Potential | あつめはじめられる | (atsumehajimerareru) |
| Volitional | あつめはじめよう | (atsumehajimeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | あつめはじめれば | (atsumehajimereba) |
| Passive | あつめはじめられる | (atsumehajimerareru) |
| Causative | あつめはじめさせる | (atsumehajimesaseru) |
| Imperative | あつめはじめろ | (atsumehajimero) |
Kanji in this word
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集
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flockOn: シュウ (shuu)Kun: あつ.まる (atsu.maru)、 あつ.める (atsu.meru)、 つど.う (tsudo.u)
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始
commence, beginOn: シ (shi)Kun: はじ.める (haji.meru)、 -はじ.める (-haji.meru)、 はじ.まる (haji.maru)
Example Sentences
私の娘は人形を集め始めた。
My daughter has taken up doll collecting.