〜はじめる

Pattern: 〜はじめる
Level: N4
Reading: 〜はじめる
Meaning: to start doing / to begin doing
Attaches to: Verb (ます-stem)
Nuance & register: Indicates the initiation of a continuous action or process. More general and intentional than 〜だす.
Example: 先月から日本語を習いはじめました。 I started learning Japanese last month.
Easily confused with: 〜だす