No. 421 in Estonian

alustada

"Alustada" means "to start" or "to begin."

In a sentence

Ma tahan alustada uue projektiga.
I want to start a new project.
The verb 'alustada' is used in its infinitive form here to express the intention of starting the project.
Kas sa soovid alustada homsest päevast?
Do you want to start tomorrow?
Here, 'alustada' in the infinitive form is used in a question to express the initiation of tomorrow's activities.
Me võiksime alustada sel teemal arutelu.
We could start a discussion on this topic.
'Alustada' is used with the conditional mood to suggest the commencement of a discussion.

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