Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
begin
Also: start, commence
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Он опа́здывал, и мы на́чали без него. He being late, we started without him.
- Дава́йте начнём переводи́ть! Let's start translating!
- Ну, дава́йте начнём рабо́ту. Well, let's start our work.
- Я начну́ рабо́тать пе́рвого ию́ля. I'll start my work on the first of July.
- Дава́йте начнём загодя. Я не люблю́ рискова́ть. Let's start in plenty of time. I don't like to take risks.
- Когда вы на́чали изуча́ть англи́йский? When did you start studying English?
- Мало помалу, буто́ны на ро́зовом кусте́ в моём са́ду на́чали раскрыва́ться. Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
- Ли́стья дере́вьев на́чали красне́ть. The leaves of the trees began to turn red.
- Дава́йте начнём с пятой строчки на страни́це 10. Let's begin with the fifth line on page 10.
- Води́тели на́чали спо́рить, кого вини́ть в ава́рии. The drivers began arguing about who was to blame for the accident.
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Imperative
| singular | начни́ |
|---|---|
| plural | начни́те |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Past
| male | на́чал |
|---|---|
| female | начала́ |
| neuter | на́чало |
| plural | на́чали |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | начну́ |
| ты | - | начнёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | начнёт |
| мы | - | начнём |
| вы | - | начнёте |
| они́ | - | начну́т |
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