No. 308 in Japanese
始まっ
The word "始まっ" (from 始まる) means "began" or "started" in English.
In a sentence
映画が始まりました。
The movie has started.
In this sentence, 始まりました (hajimarimashita) means 'has started' or 'began,' indicating the action of commencing an event, specifically the movie.
新しいセメスターが始まっています。
The new semester is underway.
Here, 始まっています (hajimattemasu) means 'is in the process of starting or ongoing,' describing a continuous state of the beginning of the semester.
その本は冒険の予感から始まっています。
The book begins with a sense of adventure.
In this case, 始まっています (hajimattemasu) is used metaphorically to describe how the book starts, giving a descriptive context.
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