先生が授業を始めました。
Meaning in EnglishThe teacher started the class.
Animated kanji stroke order
Word
Words found in the sentence
Kanji
Related kanji
N5
先
sen / saki, ma.zu
before, ahead, previous
N5
生
sei, shou / i.kiru, i.kasu, i.keru, u.mareru, uma.reru, u.mare, umare, u.mu, o.u, ha.eru, ha.yasu, ki, nama, nama-, na.ru, na.su, mu.su, -u
life, genuine, birth
N1
授
ju / sazu.keru, sazu.karu
impart, instruct, grant
N4
業
gyou, gou / waza
business, vocation, arts
N4
始
shi / haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru
commence, begin, commencer
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N4
〜始める
hajimeru
Indicates the beginning of an action or process, attaches to the verb stem, means start doing
N5
〜ます
masu
Used at the end of verbs, polite present or future form, makes the sentence more polite
N4
〜し
shi
Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also
N5
〜が
ga
Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences
N5
〜を
o
Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action