començâ

See also: comença and començà

Friulian

Alternative forms

• comenčâ (old orthography)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiō, initiāre.

Verb

començâ

1. to begin, start, commence

Conjugation

This was conjugated like a regular -â verb, but with a change from -ç- to -c- before front vowels (i and e).

Conjugation of començâ (first conjugation)

infinitive			començâ
gerund			començânt
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		començât		començâts
		feminine		començâde		començâdis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o comenci	tu comencis	al/e comence	o comencìn	o començais	a comencin
	imperfect	o començavi	tu començavis	al/e començave	o començavin	o començavis	a començavin
	simple past	o començai	tu començaris	al/e començà	o començarin	o començaris	a començarin
	future	o començarai	tu començarâs	al/e començarà	o començarìn	o començarês	a començaran
conditional		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o començarès	tu començaressis	al/e començarès	o començaressin	o començaressis	a començaressin
subjunctive		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o comenci	tu comencis	al/e comenci	o comencìn	o començais	a comencin
	imperfect	o començàs	tu començassis	al/e començàs	o començassin	o començassis	a començassin
imperative		–	tu	–	nô	vô	–
		–	comence	–	comencìn	començait	–