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нача́ть

verb, perfective
Partner начина́ть
daily used word (top 200)

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begin

Also: start, commence

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Ли́стья дере́вьев на́чали красне́ть. The leaves of the trees began to turn red.
Вы на́чали изуча́ть англи́йский? Have you begun studying English?
Разом все ученики́ на́чали разгова́ривать. All the students began talking at once.
Дава́йте начнём с самого начала. Let's begin at the beginning.
Он опа́здывал, и мы на́чали без него. He being late, we started without him.
Вам сле́довало нача́ть полтора часа назад. You should've begun an hour and a half ago.
Они на́чали подгото́вку к возмо́жным нападе́ниям. They began to prepare for possible hostilities.
Они на́чали взбира́ться на холм. They began to climb the hill.
Я не знал, с чего нача́ть. I didn't know where to begin.
Не говори́ ему об э́том, а то он начнёт пла́кать. Don't tell him that, or he'll start crying.