Synonyms: beginnen, seinen Anfang nehmen, losgehen
| 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 | ’n aanvang neem; begin; aanbreek; aanvang |
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| Albanian | filloj |
| Czech | počínat; počít; zahájit; začínat; začít |
| Danish | begynde |
| Dutch | aanbreken; aanvangen; beginnen; ingaan; een aanvang nemen; inzetten; intreden; ertoe overgaan; van start gaan |
| English | begin; start |
| Esperanto | komenciĝi; eki |
| Faeroese | verða byrjaður |
| French | débuter |
| Italian | cominciare |
| Low German | begünnen; ingån |
| Norwegian | begynne |
| Papiamento | kuminsá |
| Portuguese | começar |
| Saterland Frisian | ounfange; beginne |
| Scottish Gaelic | tòisich |
| Spanish | comenzar; empezar; principiar |
| Sranan | bigin |
| Swedish | begynna; börja |
| Thai | เริ่ม |
| Turkish | başlamak |
| West Frisian | begjinne; oanbrekke; oanfange; oangean |