почна

Bulgarian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtʃnə/

Verb

1. (transitive) to begin, to start, to commence

   Току-що почна нова работа. - He/She’s just started a new job.

   Винаги почва уроците си с упражнение за загрявка. - He/She always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise.

   Почна медицинската си кариера през 1948. - He/She commenced his/her medical career in 1948.

2. (intransitive) to begin, to start, to commence.

   Почна да плаче. - He/She began to cry.

   Кога почва концертът? - When does the concert begin?

   Срещата е насрочена да почне по обяд. - The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.

   Почна да вали. - It started to rain.

   Почваше да вали сняг. - It was beginning to snow.

   Почна като актьор преди да почне да режисира филми. - He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.

   Пишете "във" преди думи, почващи с "в" или "ф". - Write "във" before words beginning with "в" or "ф".

Usage notes

• The only difference between започна (započna) and почна (počna) is merely one of register: започна (započna) is neutral, whereas почна (počna) is somewhat informal.

Synonyms

• започна (započna)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtʃnə/, /potʃˈna/

Verb

(deprecated template usage) почна • (póčna, počná)

1. (deprecated template usage) Second-person singular aorist indicative form of почна.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular aorist indicative form of почна.