시작돼요 · 시작됐어요 · 시작될 거예요 · 시작된 (+noun)
to start, to begin (by itself)
Example
영화가 곧 시작되니까 휴대폰을 꺼 주세요.
The movie is starting soon, so please turn off your phone.
Word parts
시 begin+작 make
Literally 'begin making'; -되다 makes it happen on its own.
Good to know
시작하다 takes an object (수업을 시작해요); 시작되다 has a subject (수업이 시작돼요).
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