Korean Word of the Day
시작하다
shi-JAK-ha-da • verb — 21st of May, 2026
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Meaning: to start; to begin
Examples
- 수업이 곧 시작해요.
(The class will start soon.) - 회의를 10시에 시작합시다.
(Let's start the meeting at 10 o'clock.) - 저는 새 프로젝트를 시작했어요.
(I started a new project.)
Synonyms
- 개시하다
- 출발하다
- 시작되다
Use 시작하다 to indicate beginning an action, event, or process. It can be transitive (start something) or intransitive (something starts). Common forms: 시작해요 (polite), 시작합니다 (formal), 시작했어요 (past). For passive or automatic starts, use 시작되다.
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