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begannen

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See also: begännen

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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begannen

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of beginnen

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German beginnen, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan (to begin). The original conjugation was like spannen, wannen etc. A strong past participle is still attested on the German side of the border.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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begannen (third-person singular present begannt, past participle begannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (reflexive) to bestir oneself, to take action (with the undertone that someone is or was sluggish)
    Synonym: sech oprappen
  2. (reflexive) to hurry
    Synonym: sech tommelen

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive begannen
participle begannt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular begannen
2nd singular beganns begann
3rd singular begannt
1st plural begannen
2nd plural begannt begannt
3rd plural begannen

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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