Difference between verb types (verbal nouns, transitive & intransitive: eg 開始, 始める and 始まる)


All three of these words mean "to start", but what's the difference between
them and where are they used?




始まる is an intransitive verb. Hence, it does not have a direct object, ex
"Something starts ".

始める is a transitive verb. Hence, it has a direct object, ex "Someone starts
something".

開始 is a noun. You can make it into a verb by adding suru.




始まる is an intransitive verb. Hence, it does not have a direct object, ex
"Something starts ".

始める is a transitive verb. Hence, it has a direct object, ex "Someone starts
something".

開始 is a noun. You can make it into a verb by adding suru.

