No. 649 in Greek

άρχισε

"Άρχισε" means "started" or "began" in English.

In a sentence

Ο Κώστας άρχισε να διαβάζει το βιβλίο του.
Kostas started reading his book.
The verb 'άρχισε' (started) indicates the beginning of an action, in this case, reading.
Η συναυλία άρχισε στις οκτώ ακριβώς.
The concert started at exactly eight o'clock.
Here 'άρχισε' (started) is used to specify the commencement time of an event.
Άρχισε να βρέχει ξαφνικά.
It suddenly started to rain.
In this context, 'άρχισε' (started) expresses the onset of a weather condition.

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