Information about the word begin (English → Esperanto: komenci)

Synonyms: commence, start, embark on, spark

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/
Hyphenationbe·gin
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐮𐑀𐐮𐑌

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast 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 tensePast 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 participlePast participle
beginningbegun

Usage samples

There, there now, don’t begin that groaning again.
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has begun his attack on the Ukraine.

Translations

Afrikaansbegin; aanhef; aanvoor
Catalancomençar
Czechpočínat; počít; zahájit; začínat; začít
Danishbegynde
Dutchaanvangen; beginnen; aanvaarden; een begin maken met; aangaan
English (Old English)beginnan
Esperantokomenci; ekigi
Faeroesebyrja
Finnishaloittaa; alkaa
Frenchcommencer
Germananfangen; beginnen; antreten
Icelandicbyrja
Italiancominciare
Low Germanangån; begünnen
Norwegianbegynne
Papiamentokuminsá
Polishzaczynać
Portuguesecomeçar; iniciar
Romanianîncepe; porni
Saterland Frisianounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje; beginne
Spanishcomenzar
Srananbigin
Swedishbegynna; börja
Thaiเริ่ม
Turkishbaşlamak
West Frisianbegjinne; oangean; oanfange; oanpakke
Yiddishאָנהײבן