No. 411 in Arabic

بدء

Start; beginning.

In a sentence

بدأ الصيف بأيام مشمسة.
The summer began with sunny days.
The word "بدأ" (badaʾa) is used here as a past tense verb meaning "began," referring to the start of the summer season.
عند بدء العمل الجديد، كنت متحمسًا كثيرًا.
At the beginning of the new job, I was very enthusiastic.
The word "بدء" (badʾ) is used here as a noun, referring to the commencement or start of an activity, in this case, a new job.
سيتم بدء الاجتماع عند الساعة التاسعة.
The meeting will start at nine o'clock.
The word "بدء" (badʾ) is used here as a gerund, referring to the action of starting, and it depicts an event planned to take place in the future.

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