comença

In a sentence

• Ell comença a llegir un llibre nou.

  He begins to read a new book.

  Here, 'comença' means 'begins' or 'starts' and denotes the action of starting to perform an activity, specifically reading a book.

• Quan comença la festa?

  When does the party start?

  In this question, 'comença' indicates the start time of an event, making it an inquiry about the event's starting point.

• La setmana comença amb dilluns.

  The week starts with Monday.

  Here, 'comença' describes the habitual or standard beginning point of a sequence, specifically the start of the week with Monday.