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inceput
beginning /ɨn.tʃeˈput/
noun#1534 most common
Also: start, outset, (as past participle) begun/started
Example sentences
Filmul are un început bun.
The movie has a good beginning.
Am început să învăț engleza anul trecut.
I started learning English last year.
La început, nu am înțeles nimic.
At first, I didn't understand anything.
Este un proiect abia început, așa că mai avem mult de lucru.
It's a project that has only just begun, so we still have a lot of work.
De la bun început, știam că negocierile vor fi grele.
From the very beginning, I knew the negotiations would be hard.
Începutul acestei povești se pierde în negura timpului.
The beginning of this story is lost in the mists of time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | început | începuturi |
| Genitive | începutului | începuturilor |
| Accusative | început | începuturi |
| Vocative | începutule | începuturilor |
Word family
a începeto begin, to start
începătorbeginner, novice
neînceputnot yet begun, untouched
începerethe act of starting (formal, e.g. in contracts)
de la începutfrom the start, fixed expression
Etymology
Început comes from a începe, the Romanian verb for 'to begin', which descends from Latin incipere. That Latin verb is built from the prefix in- and capere, 'to take' or 'to seize'. Început itself is the noun formed from the past participle of a începe, so it literally denotes the state of having been taken up or started.
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