Synonyms: anbrechen, beginnen, den Anfang machen, antreten, ergreifen, starten
| Pronunciation | /ˈanfaŋən/ |
|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ich) fange an | (ich) fing an |
| (du) fängst an | (du) fingst an |
| (er) fängt an | (er) fing an |
| (wir) fangen an | (wir) fingen an |
| (ihr) fangt an | (ihr) fingt an |
| (sie) fangen an | (sie) fingen an |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ich) fange an | (ich) finge an |
| (du) fangest an | (du) fingest an |
| (er) fange an | (er) finge an |
| (wir) fangen an | (wir) fingen an |
| (ihr) fanget an | (ihr) finget an |
| (sie) fangen an | (sie) fingen an |
| Imperative mood | |
| (du) fange an | |
| (ihr) fangt an | |
| fangen Sie an | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| anfangend | (haben) angefangen |
| Afrikaans | begin |
|---|---|
| Catalan | començar |
| Czech | počínat; počít; začínat; začít; zahájit |
| Danish | begynde |
| Dutch | aanbinden; aanpakken; aanvaarden; aanvangen; beginnen; beginnen aan; beginnen met; ter hand nemen; inzetten; starten; overgaan tot; een begin maken met |
| English | begin; start |
| English (Old English) | beginnan |
| Esperanto | komenci |
| Faeroese | byrja |
| Finnish | alkaa; aloittaa |
| French | aborder; commencer |
| Icelandic | byrja |
| Italian | cominciare |
| Low German | beginnen; starten |
| Norwegian | begynne |
| Papiamento | inisiá; kuminsá |
| Polish | zaczynać |
| Portuguese | começar; iniciar |
| Romanian | începe; porni |
| Saterland Frisian | beginne; ounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje |
| Spanish | comenzar |
| Sranan | bigin |
| Swedish | begynna; börja |
| Thai | เริ่ม |
| Turkish | başlamak |
| West Frisian | begjinne; oanfange; oangean; oanpakke |
| Yiddish | אָנהײבן |