započeti

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

za- +‎ početi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zapǒt͡ʃeːti/
  • Hyphenation: za‧po‧če‧ti

Verb

zapòčēti pf (Cyrillic spelling запо̀че̄ти)

  1. to start, begin, commence

Conjugation

Conjugation of započeti
Infinitive: započeti Present verbal adverb: — Past verbal adverb: započevši Verbal noun: —
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ja ti on / ona / ono mi vi oni / one / ona
Present započnem započneš započne započnemo započnete započnu
Future Future I započnet ću1
započneću 		započnet ćeš1
započnećeš 		započnet će1
započneće 		započnet ćemo1
započnećemo 		započnet ćete1
započnećete 		započnet će1
započneće
Future II bȕdēm započeo2 bȕdēš započeo2 bȕdē započeo2 bȕdēmo započeli2 bȕdēte započeli2 bȕdū započeli2
Past Perfect započeo sam2 započeo si2 započeo je2 započeli smo2 započeli ste2 započeli su2
Pluperfect3 bȉo sam započeo2 bȉo si započeo2 bȉo je započeo2 bíli smo započeli2 bíli ste započeli2 bíli su započeli2
Aorist započeh započe započe započesmo započeste započeše
Conditional I započeo bih2 započeo bi2 započeo bi2 započeli bismo2 započeli biste2 započeli bi2
Conditional II4 bȉo bih započeo2 bȉo bi započeo2 bȉo bi započeo2 bíli bismo započeli2 bíli biste započeli2 bíli bi započeli2
Imperative — započni — započnimo započnite —
Active past participle započeo m / započela f / započelo n započeli m / započele f / započela n
Passive past participle započet m / započeta f / započeto n započeti m / započete f / započeta n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.

4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

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