Kyū Ni & “~hajimemasu”
“Kyū Ni” means “Suddenly”. Example:
It’s suddenly rains – Ame ga kyū ni (furu)furi dashimashita
The train suddenly moves – Densha ga kyū ni (ugoku)ugoki dashimashita
Dad suddenly got angry – Chichi ga kyū ni (okoru)okori dashimashita
Meaning : Ame (Rain), Densha (Train), Ugoku (Move), Chichi (Dad), Okoru (Angry / Mad)
“~hajimemasu” means “Start to~”. Example:
At last, the snow started to fall – Yuki ga tōtō furi hajimemashita
I always start to prepare dinner at around 6 o’clock – Itsumo 6 ji goro, ban gohan o tsukuri hajimemasu
I started to write novel when I was a student – Gakusei no toki, shōsetsu o kaki hajimemashita
Meaning : Tōtō (At Last), Itsumo (Always), Gakusei (Student), Shōsetsu (Novel)
August 8th, 2007 at 1:30 am
Hi. I’ve noted a small error, not regarding the Japanese though. “Suddenly” has been spelt wrongly.
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August 8th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Hi Hui,
Thanks for pointing it out. All were corrected.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I always start to prepare dinner at around 6 o’clock – Itsumo 6 ji goro, asa gohan o tsukuri hajimemasu
Small note about the above.
dinner–ban gohan
Breakfast- asa gohan.
You may want to correct the asa to ban.
Thanks
July 29th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Hi Dhinesh
Thanks for the correction.
June 30th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
is hajimemashite and hajimemashita not the same? sorry for askin… i’m..confused.
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June 30th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Hi Ashime,
Well, both come from “Hajimeru” but the usage is different.
“Hajimemashite” is used to express that you meet someone the first time
“Hajimemashita” means something had started.