No. 108 in Catalan
començar
To begin; to start.
In a sentence
Vaig començar a llegir el llibre ahir.
I started reading the book yesterday.
In this sentence, 'començar' is used in the past tense to indicate the starting of an event in the past.
Els treballadors començaran la seva jornada a les vuit.
The workers will start their shift at eight.
Here, 'començar' is used in the future tense to express the initiation of an action that will happen in the future.
Quan començarem el projecte?
When will we start the project?
In this case, 'començar' is employed in an interrogative form to inquire about the timing of the initiation of an action.
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