No. 157 in Dutch
begin
Start; commencement.
In a sentence
Ik begin elke ochtend met een kop koffie.
I start every morning with a cup of coffee.
Here, 'begin' implies the act of starting or initiating an activity, specifically referring to beginning the routine of a day.
Het begin van het verhaal was erg spannend.
The beginning of the story was very exciting.
'Begin' is used in a noun form to denote the starting part or initial segment of something, in this case, a story.
Je zult succes hebben zolang je een goed begin maakt.
You will succeed as long as you make a good start.
'Begin' refers to the initial actions or condition that set the stage for further progress.
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