començar

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.

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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 [+ a (infinitive)]
    quan comenci a xerrarwhen he/she begins to talk
  4. (impersonal) to begin, to start happening [+ a (infinitive)]
    ha començat a ploureit started raining

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Occitan[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

començar

  1. to begin, to start
    Synonym: entamenar

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Old Occitan[edit]

Verb[edit]

començar

  1. Alternative form of comensar

Descendants[edit]

  • Occitan: començar