N4 — outside your level filter
Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ／です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
初めは
hajimehaat firstN4adverb
Example sentences2
初めは緊張しましたが、今は慣れました。
hajime wa kinchou shimashita ga, ima wa naremashita.
At first I was nervous, but now I've gotten used to it. neutral
初めはぜんぜんできなかったんだ。
hajime wa zenzen dekinakatta n da.
At first I couldn't do it at all. casual