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нача́ть

Daily used word (top 200)

Verb aspects

Imperfective (ongoing or repeatedly):
to begin
Perfective (completed or one-time):

to begin

Translation

  • to begin, start, commence

    Example: Если он не придёт сегодня, мы начанём встречу без него. - If he doesn't come today, we will start meeting without him.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-начну́
ты-начнёшь
он/она́/оно́-начнёт
мы-начнём
вы-начнёте
они́-начну́т
Imperative
тыначни́
выначни́те
Past
masculineна́чал
feminineначала́
neuterна́чало
pluralна́чали

Participles

Active present
Active past

нача́вший

someone who was doing
Passive present
Passive past

на́чатый

what was started

Gerund present
Gerund past

нача́в

начавши

while doing (past)

Related words

Contributions

  • drawdruo edited translation 3 months ago.
  • ozymanbey edited translation 11 months ago.
  • ozymanbey edited translation 11 months ago.
  • vern.martin.2 edited past forms 2 years ago.

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