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començar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.

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    començar (first-person singular present començo, first-person singular preterite comencí, past participle començat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

    1. (transitive) to begin, to start something
      han començat les obresthey started the works
    2. (intransitive) to begin, to start happening something
      quan comença la festawhen the party start
    3. to begin, to start doing [with a (+ infinitive)]
      quan comenci a xerrarwhen he/she begins to talk
    4. (impersonal) to begin, to start happening [with a (+ infinitive)]
      ha començat a ploureit started raining

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    Occitan

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    Etymology

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    From Old Occitan començar, comensar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre.

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    començar

    1. to begin, to start
      Synonym: entamenar

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    Old Occitan

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    Verb

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    començar

    1. alternative form of comensar

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    • Occitan: començar