What does 시작하자 mean?
시작하자 means "let's start" in Korean.
How it works here
The ending ‘-자’ is attached to a verb stem to make a suggestion to act together.
Key expression
-자
A casual suggestion to do something together
‘-자’ expresses a casual suggestion to do something together. It is natural among close people and softer than a command.
When it's used
Used to lightly suggest that several people begin something together.
The line
시작하자. x2
Let's start. x2
Several people are about to begin the same activity together.
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More examples
시간이 늦었으니 우리 이제 가자.
It's getting late, so let's go now.
잠깐 쉬었다가 다시 시작하자.
Let's take a short break and start again.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
시작하자
시작하자. x2
Let's start. x2
- A situation where someone quietly says that they will wait alone first.
- A situation where someone casually suggests that several people start right away together.
- A situation where someone changes the plan by suggesting that they put it off until the next day.
Show the answer
A situation where someone casually suggests that several people start right away together.
a casual suggestion to do something together. ‘-자’ expresses a casual suggestion to do something together. It is natural among close people and softer than a command.
Other words in this line
- 시작하다
- To start
Same expression in other scenes
- 하자 — Let’s do it together
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