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

Synonyms: begin, commence, start, embark on

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/spɑːk/
Hyphenationspark
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑐𐑸𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐹𐐪𐑉𐐿

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(it) sparks, sparketh(it) sparked
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(it) spark(it) sparked
Participles
Present participlePast participle
sparkingsparked

Usage samples

That sparked almost daily protests calling for his resignation.
Neither of them may have realized it in that moment, but the torrent of headlines that emerged from Giuliani’s disastrous interview were destined to spark Trump’s ire.
K̲h̲ān was arrested in May by Pakistani authorities in connection with a corruption case, which sparked deadly unrest across the country.
So far, Bēijǐng has not provided direct military or financial aid to Moscow that could spark sanctions from Washington.

Translations

Afrikaansbegin; aanhef; aanpak; aanváár; aanvang; aanvoor
Catalancomençar
Czechpočínat; počít; zahájit; začínat; začít
Danishbegynde
Dutchstarten
English (Old English)beginnan
Esperantokomenci; ekigi
Faeroesebyrja
Finnishaloittaa; alkaa
Frenchcommencer; aborder
Germananbrechen; anfangen; beginnen; den Anfang machen; antreten; ergreifen; starten
Icelandicbyrja
Italiancominciare
Low Germanstarten
Norwegianbegynne
Papiamentoinisiá; kuminsá
Polishzaczynać
Portuguesecomeçar; iniciar
Romanianîncepe; porni
Saterland Frisianounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje; beginne
Spanishcomenzar
Srananbigin
Swedishbegynna; börja
Thaiเริ่ม
Turkishbaşlamak
West Frisianbegjinne; oangean; oanfange; oanpakke
Yiddishאָנהײבן