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Etymology

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/bɪˈɡɪn/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "en-us-begin.ogg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "En-uk-to begin.ogg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Verb

begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun)

Template:ambitransitive To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
I began playing the piano at the age of five.

Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.

The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot.

I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun.

Related terms

beganst
beginning noun

Translations

To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

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American Sign Language: Template:tø
Arabic: بدأ (bádaʾa), imperfect: يبدأ (yabdaʾu)
Armenian: սկսել (sksel)
Aromanian: ahurhescu, ãnchisescu, apãrnjescu, ntsep
Azeri: başlamaq (az)
Basque: hasi (eu)
Belarusian: пачынаць (pačynác') Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., пачаць (pačác') Template:pf.
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Bulgarian: започвам (bg) (započvam), почвам (bg) (počvam)
Burmese: စ (my) (ca.)
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Chinese:
Mandarin: 開始／开始 (kāishǐ), 开始 (kāishǐ)
Czech: začít (cs) Template:pf., začínat (cs) Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.
Danish: begynde (da)
Dutch: beginnen (nl), aanvangen (nl)
Esperanto: komenci, eki
Estonian: hakkama (et), alustama
Finnish: alkaa (fi), aloittaa (fi)
French: commencer (fr)
Template:trreq
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Georgian: დაიწყება (daic̣q̇eba), იწყება (ic̣q̇eba)
German: anfangen (de), beginnen (de), starten (de)
Greek: αρχίζω (el) (archízo)
Guernésiais: Template:tø
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Hebrew: התחיל (hitkhíl)
Hindi: शुरू करना (hi) (śurū karnā) (transitive), शुरू होना (śurū hōnā) (intransitive)
Hungarian: kezd (hu), elkezd (hu)
Icelandic: byrja (is), hefjast
Ido: komencar
Indonesian: mulai (id)
Interlingua: comenciar, iniciar
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Italian: cominciare (it), iniziare (it)
Japanese: 始める (ja) (はじめる, hajimeru) (transitive), 開始する (かいしする, kaishi-suru), 始まる (ja) (はじまる, hajimaru) (intransitive)
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Kazakh: бастау (bastaw)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Khmer: ចាប់ផ្ដើម (jap pdaəm)
Korean: 시작하다 (ko) (sijak-hada)
Lao: ເລີ່ມ (lə̄ːm)
Latin: incipere, initiare, committo (la)
Latvian: sākt
Lithuanian: pradėti (lt)
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Maltese: ibda
Template:trreq
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Norwegian: begynne (no)
Template:trreq
(deprecated template usage) Old English: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "Latinx" is not valid. See WT:LOS., (rare) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "Latinx" is not valid. See WT:LOS.
Old French: Template:tø
Old Saxon: Template:tø, Template:tø
Template:trreq
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Persian: اغاز کردن (ağâz kardan), شروع کردن (fa) (šoru' kardan)
(deprecated template usage) Polish: zaczynać Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., zacząć Template:pf. (transitive), zaczynać się Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., (intransitive) zacząć się Template:pf.
Portuguese: começar (pt)
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Template:trreq
Romanian: începe (ro)
Template:trreq
Russian: начинать (ru) (načinát') Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., начать (ru) (načát') Template:pf. (transitive), начинаться (ru) (načinát'sja) Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., начаться (ru) (načát'sja) Template:pf. (intransitive)
Santali: Template:tø
Serbo-Croatian: по̀че̄ти, pòčēti
Template:trreq
Slovak: začať Template:pf., začínať Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.
Slovene: začeti (sl)
Spanish: comenzar (es), iniciar (es), empezar (es)
Swedish: börja (sv), begynna (sv), inleda (sv)
Template:trreq
Template:trreq
Tatar: башларга (tt) (başlarga)
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Thai: เริ่ม (rêrm), เริ่มต้น (rêrm dtôn), เริ่มทำ (rêrm tam)
Turkish: başlamak (tr)
Turkmen: başlamak (tk)
Ukrainian: починати (počynáty) Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required., почати (počáty) Lua error in Module:parameter_utilities at line 748: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.
Urdu: شروع کرنا (śurū karnā)
Vietnamese: bắt đầu (vi)
Volapük: beginön, primön (vo)
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Noun

begin (plural begins)

Template:nonstandard beginning; start

Dutch

Pronunciation

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /bə.ˈɣɪn/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Nl-begin.ogg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

begin n (uncountable, diminutive beginnetje n)

start, beginning

Synonyms

Derived terms

beginpunt

Verb

Lua error: Parameter 2 is required.

Anagrams

benig

Volapük

Noun

begin (nominative plural begins)

beginning

Declension

declension of begin

	singular	plural
nominative	begin	begins
genitive	begina	beginas
dative	begine	begines
accusative	begini	beginis
vocative ¹	o begin!	o begins!
predicative ²	beginu	beginus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

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 * {{trreq|af}}
 * {{trreq|sq}}
-* American Sign Language: {{tø|ase|1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh|xs=American Sign Language}}
+* American Sign Language: {{tø|ase|1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh}}
 * Arabic: {{t-|ar|بدأ|tr=bádaʾa}}, imperfect: {{t-|ar|يبدأ|tr=yabdaʾu}}
 * Armenian: {{t-|hy|սկսել|tr=sksel}}
 * Aromanian: {{t|rup|ahurhescu}}, {{t|rup|ãnchisescu}}, {{t|rup|apãrnjescu}}, {{t|rup|ntsep}}
 * Azeri: {{t+|az|başlamaq}}
-* Basque: {{t+|eu|hasi|xs=Basque}}
+* Basque: {{t+|eu|hasi}}
-* Belarusian: {{t-|be|пачынаць|tr=pačynác'|xs=Belarusian}} {{impf}},  {{t-|be|пачаць|tr=pačác'|xs=Belarusian}} {{pf.}}
+* Belarusian: {{t-|be|пачынаць|tr=pačynác'}} {{impf}}, {{t-|be|пачаць|tr=pačác'}} {{pf.}}
 * {{trreq|bn}}
 * {{trreq|br}}
-* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|започвам|tr=započvam}},  {{t+|bg|почвам|tr=počvam}}
+* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|започвам|tr=započvam}}, {{t+|bg|почвам|tr=počvam}}
 * Burmese: {{t+|my|စ|tr=sa.|sc=Mymr}}
 * {{trreq|ca}}
 * {{trreq|chr}}
 * Chinese:
-*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|開始|sc=Hani}},  {{t-|cmn|开始|tr=kāishǐ|sc=Hani}}
+*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|開始|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|开始|tr=kāishǐ|sc=Hani}}
-* Czech: {{t+|cs|začít}} {{pf.}},  {{t+|cs|začínat}} {{impf}}
+* Czech: {{t+|cs|začít}} {{pf.}}, {{t+|cs|začínat}} {{impf}}
 * Danish: {{t+|da|begynde}}
 * Dutch: {{t+|nl|beginnen}}, {{t+|nl|aanvangen}}
-* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|komenci|xs=Esperanto}},  {{t-|eo|eki|xs=Esperanto}}
+* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|komenci}}, {{t-|eo|eki}}
 * Estonian: {{t+|et|hakkama}}, {{t-|et|alustama}}
 * Finnish: {{t+|fi|alkaa}}, {{t+|fi|aloittaa}}
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 * {{trreq|ha}}
 * Hebrew: {{t-|he|התחיל|tr=hitkhíl}}
-* Hindi: {{t+|hi|शुरू करना|tr=śurū karnā|xs=Hindi}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t-|hi|शुरू होना|tr=śurū hōnā|xs=Hindi}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
+* Hindi: {{t+|hi|शुरू करना|tr=śurū karnā}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t-|hi|शुरू होना|tr=śurū hōnā}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
 * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kezd}}, {{t+|hu|elkezd}}
-* Icelandic: {{t+|is|byrja}},  {{t-|is|hefjast}}
+* Icelandic: {{t+|is|byrja}}, {{t-|is|hefjast}}
 * Ido: {{t|io|komencar}}
-* Indonesian: {{t+|id|mulai|xs=Indonesian}}
+* Indonesian: {{t+|id|mulai}}
-* Interlingua: [[comenciar]], [[iniciar]]
+* Interlingua: {{t|ia|comenciar}}, {{t|ia|iniciar}}
 * {{trreq|ie}}
 * {{trreq|ga}}
 * Italian: {{t+|it|cominciare}}, {{t+|it|iniziare}}
-* Japanese: {{t+|ja|始める|tr=はじめる, hajimeru}} {{qualifier|transitive}},  {{t-|ja|開始する|tr=かいしする, kaishi-suru}}; {{t+|ja|始まる|tr=はじまる, hajimaru}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
+* Japanese: {{t+|ja|始める|tr=はじめる, hajimeru}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t-|ja|開始する|tr=かいしする, kaishi-suru}}, {{t+|ja|始まる|tr=はじまる, hajimaru}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
 * {{trreq|kn}}
 * Kazakh: {{t|kk|бастау|tr=bastaw|sc=Cyrl}}
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 * Norwegian: {{t+|no|begynne}}
 * {{trreq|oc}}
-* Old English: [[onginnan|onġinnan]], [[beginnan]] {{qualifier|rare}}
+* {{ttbc|ang}}: {{t|ang|onġinnan|sc=Latinx}}, {{qualifier|rare}} {{t|ang|beginnan|sc=Latinx}}
 * Old French: {{tø|fro|cumancer}}
 * Old Saxon: {{tø|osx|biginnan}}, {{tø|osx|andginnan}}
 * {{trreq|or}}
 * {{trreq|ps}}
-* Persian: {{t-|fa|اغاز کردن|tr=ağâz kardan|xs=Persian}},  {{t+|fa|شروع کردن|tr=šoru' kardan|xs=Persian}}
+* Persian: {{t-|fa|اغاز کردن|tr=ağâz kardan}}, {{t+|fa|شروع کردن|tr=šoru' kardan}}
-* Polish: {{t|pl|zaczynać}} {{impf}}, {{t|pt|zacząć}} {{pf.}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, [[zaczynać się]] {{impf}}, [[zacząć się]] {{pf.}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
+* {{ttbc|pl}}: {{t|pl|zaczynać}} {{impf}}, {{t|pt|zacząć}} {{pf.}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t|pl|zaczynać się}} {{impf}}, {{qualifier|intransitive}} {{t|pl|zacząć się}} {{pf.}}
 * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|começar}}
 * {{trreq|pa}}
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 * Romanian: {{t+|ro|începe}}
 * {{trreq|rm}}
-* Russian: {{t+|ru|начинать|tr=načinát'}} {{impf}}, {{t+|ru|начать|tr=načát'}} {{pf.}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t+|ru|начинаться|tr=načinát'sja}} {{impf}}, {{t+|ru|начаться|tr=načát'sja}}  {{pf.}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
+* Russian: {{t+|ru|начинать|tr=načinát'}} {{impf}}, {{t+|ru|начать|tr=načát'}} {{pf.}} {{qualifier|transitive}}, {{t+|ru|начинаться|tr=načinát'sja}} {{impf}}, {{t+|ru|начаться|tr=načát'sja}} {{pf.}} {{qualifier|intransitive}}
 * Santali: {{tø|sat|ᱮᱦᱳᱵ|tr=ehop'|sc=Olck}}
-* Serbo-Croatian: {{t-|sh|почети|alt=по̀че̄ти|sc=Cyrl|xs=Serbo-Croatian}},  {{t-|sh|početi|alt=pòčēti|xs=Serbo-Croatian}}
+* Serbo-Croatian: {{t-|sh|почети|alt=по̀че̄ти|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|sh|početi|alt=pòčēti}}
 * {{trreq|si}}
-* Slovak: {{t-|sk|začať}} {{pf.}},  {{t-|sk|začínať}} {{impf}}
+* Slovak: {{t-|sk|začať}} {{pf.}}, {{t-|sk|začínať}} {{impf}}
 * Slovene: {{t+|sl|začeti}}
 * Spanish: {{t+|es|comenzar}}, {{t+|es|iniciar}}, {{t+|es|empezar}}
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 * Tatar: {{t+|tt|башларга|tr=başlarğa|sc=Cyrl}}
 * {{trreq|te}}
-* Thai: {{t-|th|เริ่ม|tr=rêrm}},  {{t-|th|เริ่มต้น|tr=rêrm dtôn}},  {{t-|th|เริ่มทำ|tr= rêrm tam}}
+* Thai: {{t-|th|เริ่ม|tr=rêrm}}, {{t-|th|เริ่มต้น|tr=rêrm dtôn}}, {{t-|th|เริ่มทำ|tr= rêrm tam}}
 * Turkish: {{t+|tr|başlamak}}
 * Turkmen: {{t+|tk|başlamak}}
-* Ukrainian: {{t-|uk|починати|tr=počynáty|xs=Ukrainian}} {{impf}},  {{t-|uk|почати|tr=počáty|xs=Ukrainian}} {{impf}}
+* Ukrainian: {{t-|uk|починати|tr=počynáty}} {{impf}}, {{t-|uk|почати|tr=počáty}} {{impf}}
-* Urdu: {{t-|ur|شروع کرنا|tr=śurū karnā|xs=Urdu}}
+* Urdu: {{t-|ur|شروع کرنا|tr=śurū karnā}}
-* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|bắt đầu|xs=Vietnamese}}
+* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|bắt đầu}}
 * Volapük: {{t|vo|beginön}}, {{t+|vo|primön}}
 * {{trreq|yi}}

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