Synonyms: commence, start, embark on, spark
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/ |
| Hyphenation | be·gin |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐺𐐮𐑀𐐮𐑌 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) begin | (I) began |
| (thou) beginnest | (thou) beganst,, begannest |
| (he) begins, beginneth | (he) began |
| (we) begin | (we) began |
| (you) begin | (you) began |
| (they) begin | (they) began |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) begin | (I) began |
| (thou) begin | (thou) began |
| (he) begin | (he) began |
| (we) begin | (we) began |
| (you) begin | (you) began |
| (they) begin | (they) began |
| Imperative mood | |
| begin | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| beginning | begun |
| Afrikaans | begin; aanhef; aanvoor |
|---|---|
| Catalan | començar |
| Czech | počínat; počít; zahájit; začínat; začít |
| Danish | begynde |
| Dutch | aanvangen; beginnen; aanvaarden; een begin maken met; aangaan |
| English (Old English) | beginnan |
| Esperanto | komenci; ekigi |
| Faeroese | byrja |
| Finnish | aloittaa; alkaa |
| French | commencer |
| German | anfangen; beginnen; antreten |
| Icelandic | byrja |
| Italian | cominciare |
| Low German | angån; begünnen |
| Norwegian | begynne |
| Papiamento | 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 |