होने लगी

started to happen

→ होना
phrase Uncommon #4,537
started to happen Describes an event or change beginning. लगी agrees with a feminine singular subject.
HI: बारिश होने लगी।
EN: It started to rain.

घर में ही नहीं, अब फ़ोन पर भी बातें कम होने लगी।

We started talking less not only at home, but on the phone too.

— Haq (2025)

उस दिन ठंड थी, और ऊपर से बारिश होने लगी।

It was cold that day, and on top of that, it started raining.

"अचानक मुझे गुदगुदी होने लगी है।"

Suddenly, I started feeling ticklish.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

मीर — मुझे क्यों मात होने लगी?

Mir—why did I start losing?