започвам

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Bulgarian

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Verb

запо́чвам (zapóčvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective запо́чна)

  1. (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence
    Винаги започва уроците си с упражнение за загрявка.
    Vinagi započva urocite si s upražnenie za zagrjavka.
    She always begins her lessons with a warm-up exercise.
  2. (intransitive) to begin, to start, to commence
    Кога започва концертът?
    Koga započva koncertǎt?
    When does the concert begin?
    Пишете „във“ преди думи, започващи с „в“ или „ф“.
    Pišete „vǎv“ predi dumi, započvašti s „v“ ili „f“.
    Write “vǎv” before words beginning with “v” or “f”.

Usage notes

  • The only difference between започвам (započvam) and почвам (počvam) is merely one of register: започвам (započvam) is neutral, whereas почвам (počvam) is somewhat informal.

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References

  • започвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • започвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010