començar

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

començar (first-person singular present començo, first-person singular preterite comencí, past participle començat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. (transitive) to begin, to start something
    han començat les obresthey started the works
  2. (intransitive) to begin, to start happening something
    quan comença la festawhen the party start
  3. to begin, to start doing
    quan comenci a xerrarwhen he/she begins to talk
  4. (impersonal) to begin, to start happening
    ha començat a ploureit started raining

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Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan començar, comensar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

començar

  1. to begin, to start
    Synonym: entamenar

Conjugation

Old Occitan

Verb

començar

  1. Alternative form of comensar

Descendants

  • Occitan: començar