empezar

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Asturian

Etymology

en- + pieza, possibly through a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "VL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. root *impettiāre.

Verb

empezar (first-person singular indicative present empezo, past participle empezáu)

  1. to begin, start
    Synonym: entamar, apenzar, empecipiar, emprimar, aniciar, comenzar

Conjugation


Galician

Verb

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  1. to begin, to start

Conjugation

Template:gl-conj-car

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ pieza +‎ -ar, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /empeˈθaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /empeˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈsaɾ]

Verb

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  1. to start, begin, to get started
    Synonyms: comenzar, iniciar
    (with a) to start to
    Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales.
    He recently started eating vegetables.
    (with por) to start by; to start with
    Sugiero que empecemos por reconecer que necesitamos más ayuda.
    I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help.
    En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ.
    In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ.
  2. (with con) to lead with, to open with
  3. (reflexive) to be started

Conjugation

Template:es-conj-ar

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