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Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.
Verb
comenzar (first-person singular indicative present comienzo, past participle comenzáu)
- to begin, start
- Synonyms: entamar, apenzar, empecipiar, emprimar, aniciar, empezar
Conjugation
Conjugation of comenzar
| infinitive
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comenzar
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| gerund
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comenzando
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| past participle
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m comenzáu, f comenzada, n comenzao, m pl comenzaos, f pl comenzaes
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| person
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first singular
yo
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second singular
tu
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third singular
él/elli
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first plural
nosotros/nós
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second plural
vosotros/vós
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third plural
ellos
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| indicative
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present
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comienzo
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comiences
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comienza
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comenzamos
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comenzáis
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comiencen
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| imperfect
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comenzaba
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comenzabes
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comenzaba
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comenzábemos, comenzábamos
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comenzabeis, comenzabais
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comenzaben
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| preterite
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comencé
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comenzasti, comencesti
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comenzó
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comencemos
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comenzastis, comencestis
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comenzaron
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| pluperfect
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comenzare, comenzara
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comenzares, comenzaras
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comenzare, comenzara
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comenzáremos, comenzáramos
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comenzareis, comenzarais
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comenzaren, comenzaran
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| future
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comenzaré
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comenzarás
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comenzará
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comenzaremos
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comenzaréis
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comenzarán
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| conditional
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comenzaría
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comenzaríes
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comenzaría
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comenzaríemos, comenzaríamos
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comenzaríeis, comenzaríais
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comenzaríen
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| subjunctive
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present
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comience
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comiences, comienzas
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comience
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comencemos
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comencéis
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comiencen, comienzan
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| imperfect
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comenzare, comenzara
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comenzares, comenzaras
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comenzare, comenzara
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comenzáremos, comenzáramos
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comenzareis, comenzarais
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comenzaren, comenzaran
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| imperative
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—
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comienza
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—
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—
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comenzái
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—
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Related terms
Galician
Verb
comenzar (first-person singular present comenzo, first-person singular preterite comencei, past participle comenzado)
- Alternative form of comezar
Conjugation
Conjugation of comenzar (c-z alternation)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish començar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre. Did not show diphthongized conjugations in early medieval texts; their later appearance seems to reflect analogy with the synonym empezar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /komenˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /komenˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: co‧men‧zar
Verb
comenzar (first-person singular present comienzo, first-person singular preterite comencé, past participle comenzado)
- to begin, to commence
- Synonym: empezar
Yo me senté sobre un banco en el jardín, y comencé a leer un libro interesante.- I sat on a bench in the garden, and I started to read an interesting book.
Usted puede comenzar.- You may commence.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of comenzar (e-ie alternation; c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive comenzar
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| dative
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comenzarme
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comenzarte
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comenzarle, comenzarse
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comenzarnos
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comenzaros
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comenzarles, comenzarse
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| accusative
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comenzarme
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comenzarte
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comenzarlo, comenzarla, comenzarse
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comenzarnos
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comenzaros
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comenzarlos, comenzarlas, comenzarse
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| with gerund comenzando
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| dative
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comenzándome
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comenzándote
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comenzándole, comenzándose
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comenzándonos
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comenzándoos
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comenzándoles, comenzándose
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| accusative
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comenzándome
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comenzándote
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comenzándolo, comenzándola, comenzándose
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comenzándonos
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comenzándoos
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comenzándolos, comenzándolas, comenzándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative comienza
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| dative
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comiénzame
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comiénzate
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comiénzale
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comiénzanos
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not used
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comiénzales
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| accusative
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comiénzame
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comiénzate
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comiénzalo, comiénzala
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comiénzanos
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not used
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comiénzalos, comiénzalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative comenzá
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| dative
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comenzame
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comenzate
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comenzale
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comenzanos
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not used
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comenzales
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| accusative
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comenzame
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comenzate
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comenzalo, comenzala
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comenzanos
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not used
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comenzalos, comenzalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative comience
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| dative
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comiénceme
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not used
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comiéncele, comiéncese
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comiéncenos
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not used
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comiénceles
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| accusative
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comiénceme
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not used
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comiéncelo, comiéncela, comiéncese
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comiéncenos
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not used
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comiéncelos, comiéncelas
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| with first-person plural imperative comencemos
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| dative
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not used
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comencémoste
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comencémosle
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comencémonos
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comencémoos
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comencémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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comencémoste
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comencémoslo, comencémosla
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comencémonos
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comencémoos
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comencémoslos, comencémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative comenzad
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| dative
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comenzadme
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not used
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comenzadle
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comenzadnos
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comenzaos
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comenzadles
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| accusative
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comenzadme
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not used
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comenzadlo, comenzadla
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comenzadnos
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comenzaos
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comenzadlos, comenzadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative comiencen
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| dative
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comiéncenme
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not used
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comiéncenle
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comiéncennos
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not used
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comiéncenles, comiéncense
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| accusative
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comiéncenme
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not used
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comiéncenlo, comiéncenla
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comiéncennos
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not used
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comiéncenlos, comiéncenlas, comiéncense
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