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

Synonyms: commence, start, embark on

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

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
Catalancomençar
Czechpočínat; počít; začínat; začít; zahájit
Danishbegynde
Dutchaanvaarden; aanvangen; beginnen; een begin maken met
English (Old English)beginnan
Esperantokomenci
Faeroesebyrja
Finnishalkaa; aloittaa
Frenchaborder; commencer
Germananfangen; beginnen; antreten
Icelandicbyrja
Italiancominciare
Low Germanbeginnen
Norwegianbegynne
Papiamentokuminsá
Polishzaczynać
Portuguesecomeçar; iniciar
Romanianîncepe; porni
Saterland Frisianbeginne; ounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje
Spanishcomenzar
Srananbigin
Swedishbegynna; börja
Thaiเริ่ม
Turkishbaşlamak
West Frisianbegjinne; oanfange; oangean; oanpakke; begjin
Yiddishאָנהײבן