Synonyms: aanhef, aanpak, aanváár, aanvang, aanvoor
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bəˈχən/ |
| Hyphenation | be·gin |
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|---|
| begin | - |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| beginnende | begin |
| Catalan | començar |
|---|---|
| Czech | počínat; počít; zahájit; začínat; začít |
| Danish | begynde |
| Dutch | aanbinden; aanvangen; beginnen; aanvaarden; beginnen aan; aanpakken; beginnen met; inzetten; starten; overgaan tot; ter hand nemen; een begin maken met; aangaan; aanheffen |
| English | begin; commence; start |
| English (Old English) | beginnan |
| Esperanto | komenci; ekigi |
| Faeroese | byrja |
| Finnish | aloittaa; alkaa |
| French | commencer; aborder |
| German | anbrechen; anfangen; beginnen; den Anfang machen; antreten; ergreifen; starten |
| Icelandic | byrja |
| Italian | cominciare |
| Low German | starten; angån; anvatten; begünnen |
| Norwegian | begynne |
| Papiamento | inisiá; kuminsá |
| Polish | zaczynać |
| Portuguese | começar; iniciar |
| Romanian | începe; porni |
| Saterland Frisian | ounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje; beginne |
| Spanish | comenzar |
| Sranan | bigin |
| Swedish | begynna; börja |
| Thai | เริ่ม |
| Turkish | başlamak |
| West Frisian | begjinne; oangean; oanfange; oanpakke |
| Yiddish | אָנהײבן |