No. 924 in Hebrew
מתחיל
"מתחיל" means "starts" or "begins."
In a sentence
אני מתחיל לאכול את ארוחת הבוקר.
I am starting to eat breakfast.
Here, 'מתחיל' is used to indicate the initiation of the action of eating.
השיעור מתחיל בשעה שמונה בדיוק.
The lesson starts at exactly eight o'clock.
In this sentence, 'מתחיל' conveys the starting time of an event, which is the lesson.
הוא מתחיל להבין את הנושא יותר טוב עכשיו.
He is beginning to understand the topic better now.
Here, 'מתחיל' implies the commencement of the process of comprehension of a topic.
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