No. 747 in Dutch
gestart
"Started."
In a sentence
Ik ben net met mijn nieuwe project gestart.
I have just started with my new project.
In this sentence, 'gestart' is used as the past participle in the present perfect tense, indicating the inception of an action.
De wedstrijd is gestart na het fluitsignaal.
The match started after the whistle.
Here, 'gestart' again serves as a past participle, providing the state of completion of the action of starting after the specified event.
Hij heeft zijn auto gestart en is vertrokken.
He started his car and left.
In this instance, 'gestart' refers to the action of initiating an operation, in this case, starting a vehicle.
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