començar
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Compare Occitan començar, French commencer, Italian cominciare, Portuguese começar, Romansch cumanzar, Spanish comenzar, Galician comezar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ko.mənˈsa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ku.mənˈsa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ko.menˈsaɾ/
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
començar (first-person singular present començo, past participle començat)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of començar (first conjugation)
infinitive | començar | ||||||
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present participle | començant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | començat | començada | |||||
plural | començats | començades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | començo | comences | comença | comencem | comenceu | comencen | |
imperfect | començava | començaves | començava | començàvem | començàveu | començaven | |
future | començaré | començaràs | començarà | començarem | començareu | començaran | |
preterite | comencí | començares | començà | començàrem | començàreu | començaren | |
conditional | començaria | començaries | començaria | començaríem | començaríeu | començarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | comenci | comencis | comenci | comencem | comenceu | comencin | |
imperfect | comencés | comencessis | comencés | comencéssim | comencéssiu | comencessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | comença | comenci | comencem | comenceu | comencin |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “començar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “començar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “començar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “començar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- coumençar (Mistralian)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Occitan començar, comensar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Compare Catalan començar, French commencer, Italian cominciare, Portuguese começar, Romansch cumanzar, Spanish comenzar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Verb[edit]
començar
Conjugation[edit]
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | començar | aver començat | |||||
gerund | començant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | començat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | comenci | començas | comença | començam | començatz | començan | |
imperfect | començavi | començavas | començava | començàvem | començàvetz | començavan | |
preterite | comencèri | comencères | comencèt | comencèrem | comencèretz | comencèron | |
future | començarai | començaràs | començarà | començarem | començaretz | començaràn | |
conditional | començariái | començariás | començariá | començariam | començariatz | començarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | comence | comences | comence | comencem | comencetz | comencen | |
imperfect | comencèssi | comencèsses | comencèsse | comencèssem | comencèssetz | comencèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
comença | comencem | començatz | |||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | començar | aver començat | |||||
gerund | començant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | començat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | comence | comences | comença | començam | començatz | començon | |
imperfect | començave | començaves | començava | començaviam | començaviatz | començavon | |
preterite | comencere | comenceres | comencet | comencem | comencetz | comenceron | |
future | començarai | començaràs | començará | començarem | començaretz | començarán | |
conditional | començariá | començariás | començariá | començariam | començariatz | començarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | comence | comences | comence | començassiam | començassiatz | començon | |
imperfect | comencesse | comencesses | comencesse | comencessiam | comencessiatz | comencesson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
comença | començassiam | començatz | |||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | començar | aver començat | |||||
gerund | començant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | començat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | comenci | començas | comença | començam | començatz | començan | |
imperfect | començavi | començavas | començava | començàvam | començàvatz | començavan | |
preterite | comencèi | comencès | comencè | comencèm | comencètz | comencèn | |
future | començarèi | començaràs | començarà | començaram | començaratz | començaràn | |
conditional | començarí | començarés | començaré | començarem | començaretz | començarén | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | comenci | comences | comence | comencem | comencetz | comencen | |
imperfect | comencèssi | comencèsses | comencèsse | comencèssem | comencèssetz | comencèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
comença | comencem | començatz | |||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | començar | aver començat | |||||
gerund | començant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | començat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | comence | començas | comença | començam | començatz | començan | |
imperfect | començava | començavas | començava | començàvam | començàvatz | començavan | |
preterite | comencei | comenceras | comencet | comencèram | comencèratz | comenceran | |
future | començarai | començaràs | començará | començarem | començaretz | començarán | |
conditional | començariá | començariàs | començariá | començariam | començariatz | començarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | comence | comences | comence | comencem | comencetz | comencen | |
imperfect | comencèsse | comencèsses | comencèsse | comencèssem | comencèssetz | comencèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
comença | comencem | començatz | |||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | començar | aver començat | |||||
gerund | començant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | començat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | comence | comences | comença | començam | començatz | començan | |
imperfect | començavi | començavas | començava | començàvem | començàvetz | començavan | |
preterite | comencère | comencères | comencèt | comenceriam | comenceriatz | comencèron | |
future | començarai | començaràs | començarà | començarem | començaretz | començaràn | |
conditional | començariáu | començariás | començariá | començariam | començariatz | començarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | comence | comences | comence | comencem | comencetz | començan | |
imperfect | comencèsse | comencèsses | comencèsse | comencessiam | comencessiatz | comencèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
comença | comencem | començatz | |||||
Old Occitan[edit]
Verb[edit]
començar
- Alternative form of comensar
Descendants[edit]
- Occitan: començar
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