JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
取り掛かる
To get started on, tackle, or set about a task.
Readings
Other forms
取り掛かります polite form
取り掛かった plain past
取り掛かって te-form
取り掛かろう volitional
Verb (Intransitive)
To get started on / To tackle (a task)
Describes the act of setting about a specific task, work, or problem, implying a distinct shift into active engagement.
Example
新しい プロジェクト に 早く 取り掛かりたい です 。
I want to get started on the new project soon.
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