Начинаться - translation, pronunciation and examples
begin
start
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When to use начинаться
начинать работу
начинать путешествие
начинать урок
начинать день
начинать встречу
начинаться usage examples
School holidays begin in July and last several weeks.
Школьные каникулы обычно начинаются в июле и длятся несколько недель.
The spring concert will begin at seven o’clock.
Весенний концерт начнётся в семь часов.
Similar words
indicates that something enters a state or process; often used for events and time
perfective of 'to begin' — denotes the action of starting as a completed act; often transitive
imperfective — emphasizes the process of starting or habitual starts
about the arrival of a time, period or event; somewhat formal and used for abstract phenomena
used in the sense 'to come' about time or season; conversational-neutral
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What's the difference between начинаться / начать / начинать / наступать / приходить / возникать
indicates that something enters a state or process; often used for events and time
Lessons begin at nine o'clock.
Уроки начинаются в девять часов.
perfective of 'to begin' — denotes the action of starting as a completed act; often transitive
He began writing a book.
Он начал писать книгу.
imperfective — emphasizes the process of starting or habitual starts
She begins work at nine.
Она начинает работать в 9.
about the arrival of a time, period or event; somewhat formal and used for abstract phenomena
In autumn the cold sets in.
Осенью наступает холод.
used in the sense 'to come' about time or season; conversational-neutral
Winter comes quickly.
Зима приходит быстро.
A problem with the connection arose.
У нас возникла проблема с подключением.
emphasizes the fact of something becoming visible or noticeable
An error appeared on the screen.
На экране появилась ошибка.
to commence an action with emphasis on getting down to it; usually used with 'to' + dative
He commenced work on the project.
Он приступил к работе над проектом.
colloquial/sports word for starting a movement, race, or project; a loanword
The racers started at ten.
Гонщики стартовали в десять.
technical/applied word: a machine, program or project is put into operation
The program launches automatically.
Программа запускается автоматически.
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начинаться translation: begin. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce начинаться
[nət͡ɕɪˈnat͡sə]
начинаться translation
begin
начинаться examples
Der Unterricht beginnt um acht Uhr.
начинаться transcription
[nət͡ɕɪˈnat͡sə]
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Questions about this word
начинаться meaning: what does it mean?
вступать в действие; переходить в начальную стадию
начинаться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
начинаться is pronounced as [nət͡ɕɪˈnat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
начинаться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Der Unterricht beginnt um acht Uhr. Translation: Урок начинается в восемь часов.
Is начинаться part of Seasons vocabulary?
Yes, начинаться (begin) can be learned in the Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is начинаться part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?
Yes, начинаться (begin) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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