No. 471 in Croatian
počinje
"Počinje" means "begins" or "starts" in English.
In a sentence
Film počinje u sedam sati.
The movie starts at seven o'clock.
In this context, 'počinje' is used to indicate the starting time of an event (a movie). It shows the action of beginning something in a specific temporal context.
Nova školska godina počinje u rujnu.
The new school year begins in September.
Here, 'počinje' conveys the beginning of a period, in this case a school year, denoting the inception of a recurring or periodic event.
Kad počinje koncert?
When does the concert start?
In this sentence, 'počinje' is used in an interrogative form questioning about the starting time of an event (a concert), showcasing its use in forming questions related to occurrences in time.
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