Decoded Slug: ~기 시작하다 [gi sijakhada] (Begin to)
Korean Grammar Point
~기 시작하다 [gi sijakhada] (Begin to)
~기 시작하다 [gi sijakhada] (Begin to)
Short explanation:
Used to express the action of starting to do something.
Formation:
Verb Stem + 기 + 시작하다
Examples:
저는 한국어를 배우기 시작하려고 이 학교에 왔어요, 전에는 전혀 몰랐어요.
Jeoneun hangug-eoleul baeugi sijagharyeo-go i hakgyo-e wass-eoyo, jeon-eneun jeonhyeo mollass-eoyo.
I came to this school to start learning Korean, I didn't know anything before.
운동을 시작하려고 헬스클럽에 등록하려고 했어요, 건강에 좋다고 들었어요.
Undong-eul sijagharyeo-go helseukeulleob-e deungog haryeogo haess-eoyo, geongang-e johda-go deuleoss-eoyo.
I was going to register at the gym to start exercising, I heard it's good for health.
요즘에 아침에 일어나기 시작하면 커피를 한 잔 마셔요, 체력을 회복하려고 해요.
Yojeum-e achim-e il-eonagi sijaghanmyeon keopi-reul han jan masheoyo, chelyeog-eul hoebog haryeogo haeyo.
These days, when I start waking up in the morning, I have a cup of coffee, I'm trying to recover my strength.
그 날 이후로는 매일 영화를 보기 시작했어요, 사람들을 이해하려고 하니까요.
Geu nal ihuloneun maeil yeonghwa-reul bogi sijakhaess-eoyo, salamdeul-eul ihaeharyeogo hanikka.
Since that day, I started watching movies every day, because I'm trying to understand people.
Long explanation:
The grammar point '~기 시작하다 [gi sijakhada]' in the Korean language is used to denote the initiation or the start of an action. It is similar to using 'begin to' or 'start to' in English. The subject of the sentence generally starts doing the action specified after ~기 시작하다. This is particularly useful when you want to indicate that an action or state begins at a specific time or under certain conditions.
